By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
ANC Member of Parliament (MP), Kenny Morolong is set to appear before the ANC Disciplinary Committee at Protea Hotel in Mahikeng on 14 January 2023.
Morolong was charged by the PEC for supporting a high court application by some disgruntled ANC members who questioned the legitimacy of the provincial conference held from 12 to 14 August, 2022 and its outcomes, including the PEC election.
The seven members wanted the court to declare the conference and its results null and void, but the matter was dismissed by the court.
Morolong lashed out at the ANC PEC and called it fraudulent.
“We came here today to confirm what we already know, that this PEC is fraudulent and fictitious. We would not accept any wrongdoings within the ANC. We grew up in the ANC and we are more senior than many people who are in that PEC.
“So, we are not going to be afraid to confront injustice and we do not need any court of law to do that. The provincial elective conference was fictitious by all measures and we are not going to be intimidated by anybody,” he said.
Morolong further said, they do not care whether the PEC charges them or not because there is nothing that the PEC can do that they have not already done to the ANC. He added that the ANC PEC members have harmed and divided the ANC because they are assisted by ‘criminals.’
“Some of them are members of the ANC National Executive Committee (NEC). However, we are not afraid of them and we will even tell them at the ANC national elective conference that they have divided this province even further.
“We will not even be surprised if some of them were bought to do that, because we know those characters. They are very dodgy and corrupt, however, comrades, some of us are undeterred,” said Morolong.
The ANC provincial spokesperson, Tumelo Maruping said: “The matter is before the Disciplinary Committee, so I would not like to dwell much on the merits of the case.
“But what we can confirm is that, indeed, Morolong has been charged and will appear before the Disciplinary Committee.”