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How Ramaphosa faction ‘scrambled’ after Febe Potgieter declined nomination
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Dec 18, 2022 10:04am |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Dec 18, 2022 12:00am |
| Description | President Cyril Ramaphosa’s camp had just minutes to come up with a candidate to replace their deputy secretary general nominee, Febe Potgieter, who caught the faction by surprise after declining the nomination on Saturday.
Insiders in the Ramaphosa faction say that Potgieter told none of the provincial or national executive committee lobbyists that she would decline the nomination.
During the nomination process at Nasrec, Potgieter’s name was called out by the elections agency official charged with overseeing the process, and it was announced that she had sent an email to the ANC electoral committee chair, Kgalema Motlanthe, that she was declining any position as part of the officials.
This left her allies in the Ramaphosa camp “shocked” and “scrambling” to find a last minute replacement, the party leader said. None were able to explain why Potgieter had declined the nomination.
“Febe caught everyone by surprise. She caught us napping. We had to nominate someone from the floor and be quick in thinking and making a decision,” the national executive committee (NEC) member said.
According to the party leader, a suggestion was made by ANC leaders in a Whatsapp group of Ramaphosa allies as the nomination for deputy secretary general continued that Tina Joemat-Pettersson should replace Potgieter.
“No one thought it through. By luck, Tina was a name that had initially been presented as an option and when the comrade suggested it, we all agreed.” |
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