‘We Don’t Know What The Papers Are Talking About’ – Magashule On Reports Of A Plot To Oust Ramaphosa

Riyaz Patel

ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule has dismissed reports of a plot to oust President Cyril Ramaphosa, saying it’s an attempt to sow divisions within the ruling party.

The Citizen reported Monday that Magashule, along with erstwhile supporters of the president, were planning to unseat Ramaphosa.

A campaign to oust the ANC president is being led by the party’s secretary-general, and includes erstwhile supporters, the Gauteng daily reported.

“A high-level campaign is under way within the ANC to discredit President Cyril Ramaphosa and oust him from power by using his so-called neoliberal policy as an excuse,” the report said.

“The Premier League, a loose alliance of former premiers from the Free State, Mpumalanga and North West, and a small group from Gauteng, was being revived to spread an anti-Ramaphosa narrative ahead of next year’s national policy conference,” the report added.

But Magashule said the unity of the ANC’s top six was sacrosanct.

“We