I AM HERE TO
SERVE THE PEOPLE NOT FOR PERSONAL BENEFITS
Mpumalanga
Premier david Mabusa cleared the air and showed his mission.
Premier David Mabuza has described the accusations against
him that he was behind the disruption of a memorial lecture in Kanyamazane on
Sunday as a “concerted effort” by his detractors to derail him from the
strategic leadership task at hand.
Addressing a press conference in Mbombela on Thursday, 29
January 2015, Premier Mabuza said there were people who were planning his downfall;
those people were hell-bend to become the leaders of the ANC and to become the
premiers of the province.
“Ever since I ascended to this position as Premier of the
province, there were a string of allegations against me. I was called a corrupt
person, called killer and I am called a spy.
“For me to be the provincial ANC Chairperson I was not just
dropped from heaven, I have worked hard through the ranks of the government and
of the ANC, but because I am ANC Chairperson and I am Premier, today I am
called with names.
“The moment I ascended as Chairperson of the ANC and
Premier, the first thing that happened, there was fire in this province. There
was smoke; there were service delivery protests all over. We investigated and
made our conclusion.
“This is a concerted effort of people who have got an
uncontrollable desire to the lead the ANC and I am clear in my mind that all
these things that are said about me, they are not said because these people
hate me, these people are all hell bend to lead the ANC that I am also leading
and to be premiers of the province,” said Mabuza.
He added that the ANC was no longer fighting for liberation
since it was already in power; however access to power was in question. People
were fighting for positions.
“A group of people that are a common denominator are known,
even the person who called me a spy this time came out, and this is a blessing because
all along everything was happening under the carpet.
“This time I am prepared to take this matter to the final
end, to clean the province from this string of lies, and people meeting in
darkness planning my downfall. I am not here by a mistake, I was chosen by the
people and I am going to focus,” said Mabuza.
He explained that there was no problem between the ANC and
the SACP in Mpumalanga,
but the problem was about Mr Bonakele Majuba within the SACP.
“Every time he opens his mouth, he would insult me. He has
called me a corrupt person, a killer and a spy. I am trying to establish this
leader of the SACP, some of the things he is doing are personal, he hates with
passion. I have refused to be drawn into that because I have a responsibility
to lead the people.
“Hatred can destroy you as a person, it will eat you like
cancer, personally I sleep peacefully in the evening because I am able to push
aside the things that are irrelevant and focus on what is relevant. This is a
group of people that hate me, and I cannot help them, this will develop into a
mental disorder,” said Mabuza.
Premier mabuza lashed out at Journalists that receive brown envelopes
to tarnish him. He said those journalists wrote bad things about him, but
Mabuza remain unshaken.
“Without really attacking your integrity, some of you
[journalists], you meet at night with those people, I have evidence, do not
compromise your duty, some of you are in politics yet you are journalists, you always
write biased and you cannot be genuine.
“What have I done to you, why this concerted evil and bad
heart? You can’t pretend I am naïve and I don’t see what is happening, I am a
leader of the province, I know every detail, but to keep the province united, I
have to contain certain things. My call is that let us be honest in our actions
and build this country together,” said Mabuza.
He has again urged those with information about the “so
called political killings” to come forward and present it to the police in
order for this matter to find recourse.
With regards to the spy allegations, the Premier reiterated
that he had written to the Minister of State Security to investigate, wrote to
the officials of the ANC asking the President to institute the commission of
enquiry and that he had opened a criminal case against Mr. Phosa.
“The way I understand and respect comrade Phosa, I think I
should have been the first person to be asked about the document. This person
used to be my brother, he is my father, he brought me up, but what is happening
right now is very strange,” said Mabuza.
A member of the opposition part in the Province who didn’t want
his name be used told Bvunza Mutupo that ANC instability give opposition
parties a good platform.
“ANC must put its house in order; those are some of the
weaknesses identified by us members of the oppositions. This is high time the
ruling party should focus, not to keep on attacking one another,” he said.
