Parliament: We won’t lose sleep over EFF threats to disrupt SONA
National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise and National Council of Provinces Chairperson Amos Masondo have warned MPs who are threatening to disrupt the business of Parliament.
This comes after Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema threatened to disrupt President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State Of The Nation Address in February if the president does not heed to calls to remove Public Enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan.
Malema made the remarks on Sunday at a rally in the North West town of Schweizer Reneke, ahead of a by-election in the Mamusa municipality.
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The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has now threatened to disrupt Ramaphosa's State Of The Nation Address in February if the president does not heed to the calls to remove Gordhan. EFF leader Julius Malema made the remarks on Sunday at a rally in the North West town of Schweizer Reneke, ahead of a by-election in the Mamusa municipality.
Spokesperson for Parliament Moloto Mothapo has labelled the threats as irresponsible.
"While the presiding officers would not lose any sleep over such threats, as there exists appropriate mechanism to ensure that no disruption takes place, they find such perennial threats ahead of key parliamentary programmes objectionable and an unnecessary distraction to the institution's commitments to South Africans.”
This year's is scheduled for February 13.
Mothapo adds: "The complex challenges confronting our country requires capable public representatives who endeavour to strengthen Parliament's constitutional function of fearless oversight over the executive, not impede its work."
Both Gordhan and former Eskom board chairman Jabu Mabuza came under fire over allegations that they misled Ramaphosa over the power utility's ability to provide uninterrupted power over the festive and January period.