ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule is expected to appear before the party’s integrity commission over corruption charges he faces in an R25...
ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule is expected to appear before the party’s integrity commission over corruption charges he faces in an R255 million housing project in Free State.
The African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Ace Magashule has hit back at criticism of the party’s integrity commission, coming to its defence just days before he is expected to appear before it.
“It has been effective. They have been doing their work. We have seen when people are supposed to go to Parliament and they were issues…they dealt with all those issues,” Magashule has said.
Magashule will face the commission on Saturday, 12 December 2020, in relation to a string of corruption charges he faces in relation to his alleged role in the asbestos contract.
Many of the ANC’s critics have labeled the integrity commission as toothless and merely a smokescreen for the ruling party to fool people into thinking that it was taking corruption matters seriously.
The Democratic Alliance’s (DA) John Steenhuisen said the commission was being treated by ANC members as a de facto court where the judges are sympathetic ANC comrades.
“We know that the ANC’s Integrity Commission is completely and utterly toothless, and merely functions as a veil for justice for those the President and the ANC are too scared to have charged and jailed in a court of law for their crimes against the country,”
MAGASHULE PREPARED TO FACE ANC INTEGRITY COMMISSION
Ramaphosa announced that Magashule would finally present himself before the commission, following the ANC’s last NEC meeting for the year
“Well remember when I was charged and told that I must appear before the court, I immediately told the integrity commission because that’s the right thing to do and I volunteered to see them and we agreed on the date…,” Magashule said.
He further said he was ready and willing to face the commission.
“The ANC has its own processes and I think in the National Executive Committee (NEC) we called upon all leaders to try and deal with matters internally, so it will be out of order for me to try and deal with this matter outside of the internal structures”
“It has been effective. They have been doing their work. We have seen when people are supposed to go to Parliament and they were issues…they dealt with all those issues,” Magashule has said.
Magashule will face the commission on Saturday, 12 December 2020, in relation to a string of corruption charges he faces in relation to his alleged role in the asbestos contract.
Many of the ANC’s critics have labeled the integrity commission as toothless and merely a smokescreen for the ruling party to fool people into thinking that it was taking corruption matters seriously.
The Democratic Alliance’s (DA) John Steenhuisen said the commission was being treated by ANC members as a de facto court where the judges are sympathetic ANC comrades.
“We know that the ANC’s Integrity Commission is completely and utterly toothless, and merely functions as a veil for justice for those the President and the ANC are too scared to have charged and jailed in a court of law for their crimes against the country,”
In 2014, the Free State department of human settlements awarded an R255 million tender to two companies – Diamond Hill and Blackhead Consulting, to audit and assess houses for asbestos roofs in the province.
The project entailed inspecting 300 000 low-cost houses, however, it would later be revealed that almost no work was no done, despite the money being paid. Magashule was still premier at the time and is believed to have pocketed as much as R10 million from the failed government project.
The project entailed inspecting 300 000 low-cost houses, however, it would later be revealed that almost no work was no done, despite the money being paid. Magashule was still premier at the time and is believed to have pocketed as much as R10 million from the failed government project.
MAGASHULE PREPARED TO FACE ANC INTEGRITY COMMISSION
Ramaphosa announced that Magashule would finally present himself before the commission, following the ANC’s last NEC meeting for the year
“Well remember when I was charged and told that I must appear before the court, I immediately told the integrity commission because that’s the right thing to do and I volunteered to see them and we agreed on the date…,” Magashule said.
He further said he was ready and willing to face the commission.
“The ANC has its own processes and I think in the National Executive Committee (NEC) we called upon all leaders to try and deal with matters internally, so it will be out of order for me to try and deal with this matter outside of the internal structures”
ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule
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