*ANC YOUTH LEAGUE TOTALLY AGREES WITH THE ANC STATEMENT ON COSATU: *
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05 March 2010
The African National Congress Youth League (ANC YL) fully agrees with the
Statement of the African National Congress on tendencies that seem to
determine and guide COSATU politics as reflected in the articulation of its
General Secretary in the latest Press Briefing. COSATU seems to have joined
the band of Media detractors and peddle the rumours and lies that are spread
about the leadership of the ANC Youth League. Based on City Press reports,
which they could not verify or check with the ANC YL or the government of
Limpopo, COSATU leaders have suggested that ANC YL President has delivered
shoddy services in Limpopo. This is despite the ANC YL President’s
clarification that he is not involved in the operations of any company since
April 2008. It is disappointing that the leadership of COSATU relies on the
media for information and in the process assists media detractors with
rumour mongering.
COSATU’s consistent attacks to on the leadership of the ANC and government
is also not genuine, but meant to fight narrow factional battles. COSATU and
its affiliates continue to question the role of the ANC President and
present him as a leader who has betrayed working class struggles. What is
worrying is that the leadership of COSATU is doing all these questionable
things in the name of the ANC Secretary General, Comrade Gwede Mantashe.
COSATU and its affiliates continue to insinuate that Comrade Gwede Mantashe
is under attack and should be defended by the ANC President and the National
Executive Committee. As a leader of the ANC, Comrade Gwede Mantashe should
actively disassociate himself from factional politics and attacks that are
carried out in his name by COSATU leadership.
We also want to reiterate as a matter of fact, that at no instance has the
ANC Youth League called upon for the removal of any leader of the African
National Congress in the National General Council. We will oppose and
totally reject all attempts to cause leadership instability in the African
National Congress, but will retain the right to nominate and lobby for
whomever we believe is suitable to lead the ANC.
In our last bilateral meeting, COSATU and the ANC Youth League agreed to
take joint campaigns, particularly on Nationalisation of Mines, banning of
Labour Brokers, and the ANC Government’s five priorities for the incumbent
government’s term. COSATU should be in a better position to know and
understand that concentration of peripheral petty politics has potential to
undermine its strategic vision as a revolutionary trade union movement. Our
common programmes on Mines’ nationalisation should never be compromised and
proper platforms should be used to raise political issues.
*Issued by the AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS YOUTH LEAGUE *
Contact Floyd Shivambu, ANC YL Spokesperson
0828199474
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