The ANC in the Free State has slammed suspended ANC secretary general Ace Magashule for attending the EFF’s Freedom Charter Day rally in Kliptown, Soweto, this week.
Magashule was seen rubbing shoulders with the leaders of the Red Berets, including Dali Mpofu and Marshall Dlamini, when the party shared a klip of the event on social media.
“Suspended secretary-general of the ANC Ace Magashule with the EFF leadership at Walter Sisulu Square observing Freedom Charter Day. The EFF is the only organisation that observed this historic day in the history of the liberation struggle,” the EFF captioned the video.
In a statement, the ANC’s Free State interim provincial committee said it has noted with concern the attendance of Magashule at an EFF event. The ANC in the Free State warned ANC members not to emulate Magashule’s actions as his behaviour went against his position in the party.
“The secretary-general is one of the highest positions in the organisation whose integrity has to be protected at all costs. The fact that he is suspended does not disqualify him from upholding the organisational discipline and other principles that all members must observe. The office of the secretary-general carries with it the image of the organisation.
“As a provincial structure, we deplore in the strongest terms such an irresponsible conduct and request all the members in the province not to follow that example as it tarnishes our image,” the ANC in the province said.