Mahikeng- When the result came tripping in at IEC operational centre in Mafikeng on Wednesday night, there was sense of uneasiness on my side because of ANC percentage that was volatile, says ANC provincial spokesperson Oupa Matla.

Matla said as result of his discomfort he then asked the Provincial Secretary of the ANC in the North West,Cde Dakota Legoete whom he was with at the time at IEC operational center to say ,is he aware that the ANC in the North West was almost on the brink of collapse had it not been the conscious decision taken by the ANC North West Provincial Executive Committee(PEC) to introduce Setsokotsane (Whirlwind).

Matla said Dakota Legoete’s response was that the current environment of media hostility towards the ANC and its attempt to bolster the opposition and its views required the PEC led by the Provincial Chairperson,Cde Supra Mahumapelo to take a conscious decision to implement Setsokotsane through which they communicate with their members and society about ANC good story.

“It was only through Sekotsokotsane that we were able to unmask the wolves in sheep skins in some municipalities who presented themselves as members of the ANC and the rest of the democratic movement, whereas, through their actions, they demonstrate that they are opponents of the democratic revolution and its vanguard movement” he said.

Matla said it was perfectly clear since the start of Setsokotsane in February that some who claim to be ANC members who were opposed to this revolutionary election plan would not give up their plot. He said elections result stand out as a concrete expression of this offensive.

The 23 seats the ANC occupies at the legislature is a temporary set-back for the ANC, but must not defocus the ANC from its strategic objective of ensuring a better life all, says gaudy Matla.

The recounting of Setsokotsane (whirlwind) in our province has been provoked by an extraordinary event that took place at IEC operation center in Mafikeng on Wednesday.

“I refer here to the encounter, with which many of us are now familiar, that ANC against all odds managed to get 67, 39 percent of the provincial vote.”

“I thought we had donated the revolution to the opponents of democratic revolution. I can’t escape the memories. i recall the discomfort when we were at some point at 70 percent when the 50 percent of the provincial vote had been counted then dropping down 67,39 after the IEC completed the counting” he outlines.

Matla said there is no doubt that Setsokotsane has brought hope to many people in our municipalities by telling a good story about the ANC and has resolved some of the service delivery challenges in our communities” he concludes.
(Edited By Obakeng Maje)
-TDN
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