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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The EFF says the confirmation by ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula that President Cyril Ramaphosa wanted to resign is a sign he\u2019s lost interest in leading the country.<\/p>\n

Mbalula on Sunday told supporters in Barberton, Mpumalanga, that Ramaphosa was at one point ready to resign but the party stopped him.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was about to resign. We stopped him and told him we would relieve him when we want.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ramaphosa\u2019s leadership was questioned after the 2020 theft of foreign currency at his game farm in Limpopo which came to light in 2022. On June 1 2022, former State Security Agency (SSA) director-general Arthur Fraser lodged a criminal complaint against Ramaphosa and accused him of concealing the crime. Charges included defeating the ends of justice, kidnapping the suspects, interrogating them at the farm and then bribing them.<\/p>\n

Opposition parties grabbed the opportunity to attack the president. The ATM submitted a motion in parliament for the National Assembly to initiate an inquiry into Ramaphosa on the grounds of alleged violation of the constitution or the law, and misconduct.<\/p>\n

Three months later a panel of three legal experts concluded Ramaphosa had a prima facie case to answer. With the focus on the Union Buildings, Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said: \u201cPresident Ramaphosa is not resigning based on a flawed report, [nor] is he stepping aside.\u201d<\/p>\n

As part of the build-up to the ANC’s 112th anniversary celebrations, Mbalula last Sunday told supporters in Mpumalanga the party had begged Ramaphosa to stay.<\/p>\n

In February last year EFF leader Julius Malema in a press conference said the president had already resigned and he was informed by a person who wrote the president\u2019s speech: \u201cIf we were to conduct a raid now in his offices or homes we are going to find a resignation letter. You have a president who\u2019s there by body but the soul is gone.\u201d<\/p>\n

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