The deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa says he will continue to serve the
people of South Africa even if he is fired from his job.
Amid rumours that he might be given the boot from Cabinet
soon, Ramaphosa told MPs that should
President Jacob Zuma decide to remove him from his post, he would accept it, as
it was the president’s prerogative to hire and fire members of his executive
team.
“In relation to these statements that have been made about
my removal, I must tell you that when I was appointed deputy president, I
accepted the appointment because it is the president’s prerogative to appoint
and to remove anybody on the executive,” Ramaphosa said.
“And if the decision is to remove me, I will accept that as
a decision that would have been taken by the president, and I will continue
serving the people of South Africa in one form, shape or another.
“That’s all I can say on this matter.”
Ramaphosa was responding to a question in the National
Assembly from EFF MP Floyd Shivambu, who wanted clarity on reports that the
deputy president’s days at the Union Buildings were numbered following
Tuesday’s surprise Cabinet reshuffle effected by Zuma.
“Are you going to be removed as deputy president because
your friend says you are going to be removed very soon? It might be this week
or tomorrow, please clarify that,” asked Shivambu.
On Tuesday, Ramaphosa’s close confidant, James Motlatsi,
told eNCA Zuma intended to use yet another intelligence report to justify the
axing of the deputy president from the executive. citizen
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