Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba says she is committed to helping create jobs in the province to secure support for the ANC, since people have become impatient with its promises of jobs that never materialize.
Ramathuba made the comments on Saturday during the Progressive Youth Alliance summit of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) Limpopo, held at Karibu Lodge, outside Tzaneen.
Ramathuba, who took on the role of the province’s first woman premier last month, emphasised that unemployment remains the greatest concern among young people.
She acknowledged that promises of employment opportunities have been made to them for far too long.
“Our people are getting impatient, because we have been telling them that we will create jobs. They are getting impatient because every day we tell them that we are reviving Seshego industrial park.
“Every day we are reviving Thohoyandou industrial park and Nkowankowa industrial park. They are asking us, when?” Ramathuba said.
“But once our people start to see jobs, we won’t even need to campaign, come 2026. They will just go and vote for us,” said the former Limpopo MEC of Health.
ANC PEC/PWC member and Limpopo Premier Dr @PhophiRamathuba delivered the keynote address at the ANCYL Limpopo Gala Dinner last night at Karibu Resort. “Our people are getting impatient because we have been telling them that we will create jobs”. pic.twitter.com/2uCOx3NacI
— ANCLimpopo (@ANCLimpopo) June 30, 2024
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