PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has garnered more nominations from party branches that will send delegates to the ANC conference next month.
Ramaphosa received 2 037 nominations for the position of ANC president while his main rival, Dr Zweli Mkhize, got only 916.
The announcement of branch nominations was made by former ANC deputy president and chairperson of the electoral committee Kgalema Motlanthe on Wednesday.
For the highly contested position of Deputy President, 1791 branches nominated ANC Treasurer-General Paul Mashatile. Justice Minister Ronald Lamola received 427 and Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane got 397.
Current National Chairperson Gwede Mantashe is less popular in branches with only 979 compared to Stanley Mathabatha who received 1492 nominations.
Deputy Minister of Finance David Masondo received 501 nominations for the same position of national chairperson.
Leading nominations for Secretary General position is Mdumiseni Ntuli with 1225, followed by Phumulo Masualle ( 889). Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula received 749.
Ntuli received more nominations from KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
Current NEC member Nomvula Mokonyane with the biggest support from KZN received 1779, and Fébé Potgieter scored 905 nominations for the position of deputy secretary-general.
For the position of Treasurer-General, Benjamin Chauke is leading nominations with 552, followed by Pule Mabe (428) and Mzwandile Masina on 348.
This means that the party will have to do more in ensuring gender balance for the remaining nominations for the National Executive Committee (NEC).
Motlanthe admitted that the party doesn’t have mechanisms to ensure that nominations for the top six complies with the party’s very own 50/50 gender policy.
The ANC will hold the 55th National Conference from December 16 to 20th.
The conference will be attended by just over 4 500 voting delegates from various branches, the NEC, Leagues and provincial executive committees (PECs).
COSATU and the SACP will participate as non-voting participants.
The ANC said it has also invited a number of fraternal parties from the region and across the world, as well as national civil society organs, deployed cadres, business and professional associations, and faith-based organisations.
The national conference of the ANC is held every five years.
As the highest decision-making organ of the ANC, it receives reports from officials, determines the strategy, broad policies, direction and programmes of the movement and elects its national leadership.
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