Izwe lethu M'Afrika
I read this entire thread of emails at least three times, Its so shocking
as to how many PAC members and branches were made to believe and support
positions which today are proven to be directly responsible for
factionalism and the disintegration of the PAC!
Its immaterial how one percieve's himself in broader scheme of events,
what's fundamental is to locate one's actions in relation to dealing with
substantive issues than being subjective. 2007 decree was unjustified by
reason was undermined by subjective interests and ego. Indeed Cde Letlapa
did not unilaterally invoke 14.2 in 2007 however he was supportted by NEC
members who blantantly refused to reason and see things different when
other NEC members argued that there no crisis post cross floor incident for
Godi had long left and formed APC, so its not Letlapa alone who should
carry full responsibility for chaos that started in 2007. Of interest it is
those NEC members who adviced, stood and supported Cde Letlapa to have
disregarded any positive proposals that aimed to resolve the dispute and
chart the wayforward. Today, these comrades condemns and point Cde Letlapa
as if he individually blunged the entire PAC into a crisis, so effecctively
Cde Letlapa became the scapegoat!
Again 11 May 2013 decision was proven to be un-constitutional but driven by
grudges than a rational and objective approach to issues, NEC members less
than 14 ganged-up hence the subjective and unconstitutional nature of the
11 May 2014. Indeed, the conduct of party affairs had been factional and no
NEC member openly spoke against primarily unconstitution conduct of party
affairs pre and post 11 May 2014! But most NEC members grouped themselves
against this leader or that leader thus groups which then assumed the very
factional mode of operations! 2012 Butterworth Congress elected was split
into two feuding groups, both groupings formed parallel structures as a
form legitimising themselves! And in the process some PAC branches and
members are excluded and cointer organisation took toll! Unconstitutionally
Cde Mpethi was declared as the President and Cde Muendane who resigned in
1999/2000 as PAC Secretary General, a member not in good standing since he
was never became active in any party political programmes as per his
resignation statement was appointed to be the Deputy President. No NEC
member spoke against this and condemned these methods.
Tension and counter organisation within the party equally gave rise to
intolerance, deceit and smear campaign! Again no NEC member openly
discouraged feuding which sow disunity across the party structures!
2014 national elections performed badly, structures were not coordinated
and resources flowed along factional line! Again, no NEC member(s) condemn
this in the interests of party unity!
26-27 July 2014, the Mpethi-Moloto NEC had its meeting which was conflict
ridden then later, on the 30th July 2014 Cde Mpethi invokes the decree he
argues the party has a crisis. Once more NEC splits further into another
two feuding groups. one led by Mpethi-Muendane and the other Moloto-Joko,
effectively deepening internal party divisions and conflict!
As Letlapa was used as a scapegoat by those who supported the decree in
2007, the same will happen, the supporter of Moloto will turn against him
and claim innocence this put the entire blame on Moloto! The same with
Mpethi, those who advice and supports him will turn and tag Mpethi as the
one person who caused the party crisis!
In less than 24 months, Butterworth 2012 National Congress has
disintegrated into three feuding NEC groupings, this is tge state of the
party as at today. Attending any conference organised by one of this NEC
grouping amounts to supporting and legitimising factionalism.
Only an inclusive and unifying conferences organised from branches, regions
to provinces and finally at national level by a selfless PAC members who
have no ambitions to lead, can salvage the PAC. PAC needs a united
membership and a leadership commitment to advance the 1959 Pan Africanist
programme!
Shango lashu
Nkrumah
On 8 Aug 2014 15:24, Mbulelo Raymond mrfihl...@gmail.com wrote:
M'Afrika Chargein
Let me save you from gossip and rumour mongering. The question of me
supporting Mphahlele when he invoked the decree the first time comes from
me. I have declared in public and I again do declare that I did support
Mphahlele in that fiasco. The reason why I declared it is because I was
genuine and honest in my action. I did not support Mphahlele because I
belonged to his faction. I supported him because genuinely in my opinion,
there was what I had perceived as a crisis, where three factions one led
by Thami to which you belonged, and the other led by Godi opposed almost
anything that came from Mphahlele as a President of the PAC. In return,
Mphahlele and his faction opposed anything that came from any of the other
factions.You will recall that the issue on the table at the
