Johnathan Paoli
Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal Leader John Steenhuisen has announced his party’s complaint to the Public Protector over the alleged manipulation of public resources and the abuse of state funds by President Cyril Ramaphosa and the African National Congress (ANC) to supplement the ruling party’s electoral campaign for the upcoming elections.
Steenhuisen released a statement on Sunday and said that the DA was able to provide new and damning evidence confirming that the ANC intended to use taxpayer money to help win votes.
This follows the leaking of a recording from an ANC National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held earlier in the month in it which Ramaphosa allegedly instructed senior public office bearers to source the party’s election campaign from public funds, by means of a series of public relations exercises and paid media advertisements promoting state projects and governance.
“This blatant abuse of taxpayer funds is proof of
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