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Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
Concerned by what I considered the ‘capture’ of National Treasury, I contact ANC Deputy Secretary General Ms Jessie Duarte and indicated that I would resign my position as Deputy President of the Republic. I believe that Ms Duarte conveyed my message to the then-President. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
He expressed grave concern, based on his interaction with the new Minister and his advisors, about the impact this development would have on the ability of National Treasury to properly exercise its functions. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
This had an immediate impact on the financial markets. Shortly after Mr van Rooyen was sworn in, then Director-General of National Treasury, Mr Lungisa Fuzile, asked to meet me urgently. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
On the evening of 9 December 2015, former President Zuma announced the removal of Mr Nene and the appointment of Mr Van Rooyen. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
It was also possible, through this approach, to resist some of the more egregious and obvious abuses of power. The replacement of Mr Nhlanhla Nene as Minister of Finance with Mr Des van Rooyen provides a useful illustration of this. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
Fundamentally, this approach enabled the far-reaching changes the country has gone through over the last three years, including the disruption of the state capture project and the rebuilding of damaged institutions. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
With the benefit of hindsight, I am certain that this was the necessary and correct course of action. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
That was among the reasons why I chose to remain in the position of DP, why I worked with others through the democratic process to shift the balance of forces, and why, ultimately, I agreed to make myself available for the position of ANC President at #ANC54 in December 2017. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
My ability and the ability of others to resist and ultimately to bring about changes that would end state capture relied to a large measure on the political balance of forces within the Executive, within the governing party and within society more broadly. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
It needs to be remembered that governance is not merely a technical function. It is an inherently political function, which is influenced by the dynamics and the exercise of political power. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
This meant ‘staying in the arena’, with the challenges, limitations and frustrations inherent in doing so, but it was the course of action that had the greatest likelihood of bringing state capture to an end, restoring the institutions of State and defending our democracy. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
The final option, which was what I chose, was to remain in my position as Deputy President, to work with others in the Executive to resist abuses and bring about change where we could and to sustain the work of social and economic transformation. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
The fourth option available to me was to remain in my position as Deputy President and keep silent. This may have been the easier path, but it was, in my view, not much different to acquiescing. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
The third option was to acquiesce and thereby abet the committing of misdeeds. This I would not and could not, do. It would have been a violation of my principles and a profound betrayal of my responsibility to the government, my organisation and the people of South Africa. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
A more confrontational approach would most likely have led to my removal from office, with the same consequences as a resignation, in that my ability to effect change would have been greatly constrained, if not brought to an end. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
The second option was to be more confrontational; to speak out publicly against certain decisions or actions of the government. While there were instances where I did make public statements, there was a limit to how confrontational I could be in my position. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
It was also important to pursue and sustain the many government programmes that were vital to the transformation of our society and the improvement of people’s lives. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
Commission of Inquiry into State Capture https://t.co/qQ2mO0VFou — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
Had I and like-minded individuals resigned from the Executive, we would have had no ability to resist the excesses that were taking place – and there was a clear danger that without resistance, there would have been even fewer impediments to the expansion of state capture. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
The first option available to me was to resign from the Executive. While I would have earned praise from many quarters, this action would have significantly impaired my ability to contribute to bring about an end to state capture. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
This was a question that not only I had to grapple with, but also other members of the Executive who were deeply concerned about these developments. I had five options: resign, speak out, acquiesce and abet, remain and keep silent, or remain and resist. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
As it became increasingly clearer – through the so-called Gupta Leaks and other revelations – that a network of individuals was seemingly colluding with senior government officials to occupy key positions and ‘capture’ key institutions, the question that arose was how to respond. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
Reports of court cases and disciplinary proceedings, together with the commendable work of investigative journalists and whistle-blowers, gave insight into corruption in both government and the private sector. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
Many of the incidents of corruption that would in time be described as ‘state capture’ became known to me as they did to the general public through the work of journalists, civil society organisations, and institutions such as the Public Protector and Auditor General. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
This applies even to members of Cabinet and the Deputy President, particularly with respect to activities that are deliberately hidden from view. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
In my statement, I outline when I became aware of the nature and extent of state capture. It is important to note that few people, even at the best of times, have line of sight of everything taking place in the State. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
My approach is informed by an understanding that Commission is meant to focus on establishing the veracity of specific instances of alleged state capture and identify the systemic weaknesses in State institutions that allowed state capture to occur. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
While the Commission is tasked to investigate & report on events that took place before I assumed the office of President, I describe in my statement some of the measures taken to right the wrongs of the state capture period in the hope that it may be of value to the Commission. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
I am also here in my capacity as the President of the Republic since February 2018, having taken office soon after the establishment of the Commission. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
In the statement that I have submitted to the Commission I outline the roles and responsibilities of the Deputy President and my knowledge of the matters under consideration by the Commission. — PolitiTweet.org
