Zuma R2bn exit package ‘fake news’ – ANC
A faction backing Cyril Ramaphosa is understood to have tabled a generous offer for the president to resign.
South African President, Jacob Zuma during the uMkhonto WeSizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) 5th National Conference held at the Birchwood conference center in Boksburg, 9 June 2017. Picture: Neil McCartney
ANC spokesperson Zizi Kodwa has slammed a report by Daily Maverick that President Jacob Zuma was offered R2 billion to step down before his term ends.
Two sources confirmed to the website that an ANC faction had made a proposal which included having corruption charges dropped and ensuring Zuma would not be arrested or spend any time in jail.
“Any suggestion or insinuation that there was some negotiation of an exit package for the president is nothing else but fake news,” said Kodwa.
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