ANC provincial chairperson in Gauteng, Panyaza Lesufi said the departure of Floyd Shivambu from the Economic Freedom Fighters EFF should be analysed in a context that can strengthen the presence of the African National Congress.
Lesufi, who is also Gauteng premier, addressed the ANCs two-day provincial executive committee PEC lekgotla in Ekurhuleni over the weekend.
Reality is that the departure of EFF deputy president, comrade Floyd Shivambu, to the MK uMkhonto weSizwe party, it cannot be seen as a nonentity, Lesufi said addressing the delegates.
It is a historic event and as the leadership of the ANC, we must analyse it in a manner that will strengthen the presence of the ANC, he said.
If we are going to be quick to celebrate the departure of comrade Floyd from the EFF, we will forget that ourselves we are going through a departure of members of the ANC to MK party, that we are still going through that particular process, Lesufi said.
