Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane’s hopes to chair the parliamentary committee investigating the Phala Phala scandal, does not meet the approval of ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula, who said his party won't support him.
The race to chair Parliament’s impeachment committee probing the Phala Phala scandal has not officially begun, but ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has already made one thing clear: BOSA leader Mmusi Maimane is not a good fit for the responsibility.
Mbalula poured cold water on any prospect of Maimane leading the committee, dismissing him as a “man with one seat” in Parliament and declaring that the ANC would not support his appointment.
His remarks come after Maimane raised concerns that the impeachment process could be compromised if an ANC member were selected to chair the committee.
Addressing the issue, Mbalula insisted that the ANC was not entering the process to shield President Cyril Ramaphosa, but would instead be guided by the Constitutional Court ruling that led to the establishment of the committee.
