By OBAKENG MAJE
ANC Member of Parliament (MP), Kenny Morolong is set to appear before the ANC Disciplinary Committee (DC) at Protea Hotel in Mahikeng on 14 January 2023.
Morolong’s charges allegedly emanates from his utterances at the North West High Court in Mahikeng, where some disgruntled ANC members in the province, filed court papers against ANC PEC. They wanted the court to declare the ANC Provincial Elective Conference that took place in August 2022, invalid.
However, on 6 December 2022, the court dismissed their case. Morolong lashed out at the ANC PEC and called it fraudulent.
“We came here today to confirm what we already know, that this PEC is fraudulent and fictitious. We would not accept any wrongdoings within the ANC. We grew up in the ANC and we are more senior than many people who are in that PEC.
“So, we are not going to be afraid to confront injustice and we do not need any court of law to do that. The provincial elective conference was fictitious by all measures and we are not going to be intimidated by anybody,” he said.
Morolong further said, they do not care whether the PEC charges them or not because there is nothing that the PEC can do that they have not already done to the ANC. He added that the ANC PEC members have harmed and divided the ANC because they are assisted by ‘criminals.’
“Some of them are members of the ANC National Executive Committee (NEC). However, we are not afraid of them and we will even tell them at the ANC national elective conference that they have divided this province even further.
“We will not even be surprised if some of them were bought to do that, because we know those characters. They are very dodgy and corrupt, however, comrades, some of us are undeterred,” said Morolong.
He also called for unity and lauded those who took ‘gigantic’ steps to go to court. Morolong said the unity of the ANC is synchronised and there were some attempts to bribe applicants.
“There is an audio clip that is circulating on social media platforms, where some of them tried to buy the applicants. If they think the elections were credible, why would they attempt to buy and intimidate the applicants? I can almost guarantee you that victory is certain on 6 December 2022,” said Morolong.
Now, the ANC provincial spokesperson, Tumelo Maruping said: “The matter is before the Disciplinary Committee, so I would not like to dwell much on the merits of the case.
“But what we can confirm is that, indeed, Morolong has been charged and will appear before the Disciplinary Committee.”
However, Morolong who seems UNfazed said, he has strong views with regard to the charges. However, he said, he will voice his views during the disciplinary hearing.
“Indeed, I will be appearing before the ANC Disciplinary Committee, but out of respect for the ANC, not ANC PEC. I have very strong views with regard to the charges, but I’ll express them on Saturday,” he said.
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