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BY REGINALD KANYANE
The African National Congress (ANC) in Bokone Bophirima met on Monday and assessed the party’s performance in the 2016 Local Government Elections.

Provicial deputy secretary, Sussana Dantjie said ANC in Bokone Bophirima has noticed attempts by some in the opposition and analysts who seek to disparage ANC President, Jacob Zuma for what they deliberately sell as the ANC’s poor performance in municipal elections.

“It is of course a self-serving and opportunistic statement by people who know very well that the country has for long been struggling with low voter turnout, especially for Local Government Elections.

“As the ANC in Bokone Bophirima, we have witnessed how Cde Zuma went an extra mile to campaign across the country’s municipalities, including the several times that he visited our province. The good results that the ANC obtained in our province, including winning the challenging municipalities of Madibeng, Matlosana and Tlokwe, were all because of the ANC President’s hard work,” Dantjie said.

She said they affirm their support to Zuma without any fear because they know how tireless he was in spreading the message of the movement in all corners of the country.

“We would like to stand up and say if the ANC needs to do introspection, it is the party that will in a united way assess its performance, not some devious people who thrive on singling out an individual and trying to sacrifice him and therefore divide the movement for their own benefit,” Dantjie said.

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