ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula has dismissed Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane’s bid to chair the parliamentary committee investigating the Phala Phala scandal, saying the party will not support him.
The ANC has poured cold water on any prospect of Mmusi Maimane chairing Parliament’s impeachment committee probing the Phala Phala scandal, with Fikile Mbalula dismissing him as a “man with one seat” and declaring the governing party would not back his appointment.
Mbalula said the ANC is not entering the impeachment committee process to defend President Cyril Ramaphosa, but is instead guided by the Constitutional Court’s ruling.
This comes after BOSA leader Mmusi Maimane raised concerns that the process could be compromised if an ANC member is chosen to chair the committee.
Mbalula said the ANC will not back Maimane’s bid for the position.
