The Finance minister of South Africa, Nhlanhla Nene is reported to have asked his boss President Cyril Ramaphosa to sack him.
The minister has come under a lot of pressure recently with many asking him to resign. This was after his testimony at the commission of inquiry into state capture.
Local media reports that the finance minister admitted to attending a number of meetings with the controversial Gupta family.
News24 reported on Monday that Nene over the weekend asked President Cyril Ramaphosa “to relieve him of his duties”.
The minister also offered to resign during the phone call to President Ramaphosa.
Nhlanhla Nene had apologised to South Africans for meeting the controversial Gupta family between 2009 and 2014.
He is quoted as saying that “I’m sorry, I was wrong in meeting the Guptas”.
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The opposition party DA said in a statement that “We believe, that President Cyril Ramaphosa should accept the minister’s offer to resign and act swiftly to replace him before the medium-term budget policy statement is presented in Parliament.”
EFF CALLS ON RAMAPHOSA TO ACCEPT NENE’S OFFER TO RESIGN pic.twitter.com/OsUrP7WmjC
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) October 8, 2018
EFF’s Julius Malema said in a tweet that “It looks like going to the streets to have this guy removed is unavoidable.”
It looks like going to the streets to have this guy removed is unavoidable. ?
— Julius Sello Malema (@Julius_S_Malema) October 7, 2018
The ruling African National Congress could take a decision on Nene on Monday.
Source: Africafeeds.com
