Al Jama-ah leader Ganief Hendricks says though he had his eye on the deputy president post he is happy with his appointment as social development deputy minister.
Hendricks was appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday and will serve as deputy to minister of social development Sisisi Tolashe.
Hendricks told TimesLIVE that like DA leader John Steenhuisen, he had ambitions of becoming Ramaphosa's deputy.
I never thought they'd offer me that position [deputy minister of social development]. I thought he'd offer me the deputy president position. All of us wanted to be the deputy president. It's not a joke.
If someone asks you what position you want, obviously you'd start off there, and as reality kicks in, you look at where your strengths lie and mine will lie in social development, Hendricks said.
