Business Day
*Motlanthe turns down nomination to ANC national executive*** *Sam Mkokeli , Business Day, Johannesburg, 18 December 2012*DEPUTY President Kgalema Motlanthe on Tuesday turned down nomination to serve on the African National Congress's national executive committee (NEC) after losing the presidential race to incumbent President Jacob Zuma.
Mr Motlanthe's decision to stand for the ANC presidency --- and to decline nomination on Monday at the Mangaung national elective conference to be Mr Zuma's deputy --- had suggested a breakdown in the relationship between the two.
Addressing delegates gathered in the plenary marquee on Tuesday afternoon to hear nominations for the NEC, Mr Motlanthe said: "The ANC is the epitome of democracy, so we must continue to champion democracy, in South Africa and the world over, lead our people in deracialising South Africa and ensuring that we eliminate sexism in our midst.
"We must continue to sharpen our ability to hear the cries of our people, attending to the economic challenges, unemployment, poverty and inequality."
He added: "Our leaders were elected by the entire membership of the ANC, and so we continue. We should keep that in mind."
Mr Motlanthe also said delegates should know they work "under the watch and guidance of a capable leadership we have just elected".
On Monday evening, a source told Business Day that Mr Motlanthe was not prepared to serve in the ANC's senior structures, where the party's constitution was being "misinterpreted".
Delegates elected multimillionaire businessman Cyril Ramaphosa as the governing party's new deputy president.
Mr Motlanthe had been nominated for the presidency by three ANC provinces --- Gauteng, the Western Cape and Limpopo --- as well as the ANC Youth League.
*From: http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/politics/2012/12/18/motlanthe-turns-down-nomination-to-anc-national-executive*
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