By OBAKENG MAJE
African National Congress (ANC) leadership in Mokgareng village, Taung alongside with its embattled branch secretary, Mmoloki Mojaki who was accused of assaulting the chief, visited the Ntokwe royal house on Sunday.
The truce visit comes following a ‘frosted and fractured’ relations between the ANC leadership, its deployee and the tribal leadership in the village.
Some residents raised concerns over Mojaki’s nominee as the incoming ANC ward 7 councillor after 2021 Local Government elections. They deemed Mojaki as ‘rebellious and ill-disciplined’ person who is not fit to lead.
It is allegedly that Mojaki assaulted Kgosi Victor Ntokwe back in 2019 after a commotion ensued over Mokgareng High School project.
ANC ward 7 branch spokesperson, Vela Ntuli said in a statement that the ‘highly powered’ delegation had an extraordinary session with Bogosi Baga Kgosi Ntokwe after spurious allegations made rounds in the media and social media fraternity.
“We visited the Bogosi Baga Kgosi Ntokwe after spurious allegations did rounds in the media and social media and making serious but baseless allegations against the ward branch secretary and nominee of the branch for ward candidate, Mojaki.
“An extraordinary meeting was attended by Kgosi Ntokwe Kingsley Ntokwe and the highly powered delegation led by the branch chairperson, Oupa Moses Moshe
Mopharing,” he said.
Ntuli said the deliberations reflected on the need for the traditional authority to be respected and for relations to be rebuilt. He said they agreed on the need to normalize working relations and work for the common good of the community of Mokgareng in particular and ward 7 in general.
According to Ntuli, Kgosi stated in no uncertain terms that all political parties in the ward, including all candidates are his subjects and he refuses to be made to hate other members of the community.
“Kgosi Ntokwe made it categorically clear that he has no objection against any candidate of any political party assuming high office, including Mojaki. Kgosi also highlighted that they will work with any elected leader to bring developments to the community.
“Mojaki also indicated that he heard for the first time in the media about those frivolous and baseless allegations. He committed to work with all stakeholders to bring development in the area, be it former councillors, NGOs, churches and other faith-based organizations, small businesses and the tribal authority,” said Ntuli.
He said Mojaki personally called for a new era, which is an era of focus, unity and service delivery. Ntuli added that the ANC Branch Executive Committee wishes to reaffirm its faith and confidence in the Bogosi as led by Kgosi Ntokwe and the Branch Election Team under the stewardship of Mojaki.
“We call on residents of ward 7 to work together and not entertain petty and manufactured concoctions from prophets of doom, who want to see the society divided.
“As BEC, we note the allegations as a poorly-orchestrated plan to cast aspersion on the integrity of our ward candidate and equally defame him. We pledge to rally around Mojaki and deliver a resounding ANC victory for ward 7,” he said.
However, Kgosi Victor Ntokwe who was allegedly assaulted by Mojaki did not buy it. Ntokwe said he was called by Kgosi Ntokwe Kingsley Ntokwe who informed him that there are ANC members who want to make truce.
“I was not part of that meeting because I feel that Mojaki is undermining me. He cannot go and ask for forgiveness from my brother, while I am the one he assaulted. He was supposed to request forgiveness from me if he really mean it,” he said.
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