DA’s John Steenhuisen: Ramaphosa implicated in covering corruption at Eskom
President Cyril Ramaphosa is “directly implicated in covering up ANC corruption at Eskom”.
This is the view of DA leader John Steenhuisen, who on Friday 3 March, called on the president to brief the nation and to come clean on exactly what he knew about the alleged corrupt cartels sabotaging the power utility.
“News reports today reveal that on 5 July 2022, then-CEO of Eskom Andre de Ruyter briefed President Ramaphosa’s national security advisor, Sydney Mufamadi, and Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan, in the presence of one of Gordhan’s advisors at Eskom’s head office. At this briefing, the names of the two senior ANC government officials implicated in Eskom corruption were shared with Mufamadi,” said Steenhuisen.
He said it was simply not possible that Ramaphosa would not have been briefed by any single one of these ministers who report directly to him.
Steenhuisen said it was clear that Ramaphosa has known about the identities of these ministers in his cabinet for a full eight months, and that he has therefore not only allegedly lied to the nation but seriously compromised himself and let the nation down, yet again.
The DA calls on President Ramaphosa to brief the nation and to come clean on exactly what he knew about the corrupt cartels sabotaging Eskom and bleeding the utility dry.https://t.co/dVDiR7MEzD
— John Steenhuisen MP (@jsteenhuisen) March 3, 2023
“This is all the more reason for the DA to be granted our request for an urgent ad hoc parliamentary committee that can undertake a comprehensive inquiry into De Ruyter’s allegations, using the full sweep of parliamentary powers to subpoena anyone and everyone who has the information required to end the corruption and sabotage at Eskom, hold the perpetrators accountable, and work towards bringing an end to South Africa’s electricity crisis,” said Steenhuisen.
He said Mzansi has a right to know who these implicated ministers are, especially ahead of the long-awaited cabinet reshuffle.
“And they have a right to expect that swift action will be taken to arrest these perpetrators and end the corruption and sabotage that is plunging their businesses into bankruptcy, and their lives into darkness and despair,” he said.
On 28 February, Ramaphosa denied shielding his ministers from the alleged corruption at Eskom.
“I’m not aware of people who have political protection within the executive. And if there is evidence to that effect, I would like that to be put forward because it is quite an important matter that needs to be ventilated,” said the president.
-daily sun
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