'We cannot be bullied by Lekota's friends,' says Madisha: Contested COPE deputy leader Willie Madisha has accused Johannesburg council speaker Colleen Makhubele and purported Gauteng leader Tom Mofokeng for snubbing them in the party and moonlighting as…
Madisha and secretary of elections Mzwandile Hleko were handed expulsion letters earlier this month and have lambasted Mofokeng and Makhubele for abusing their relationship with party leader Mosiuoa Lekota.
“Makhubele is not even in a constituency structure. But because Lekota favours her, and she is mandated by him to do certain things and not the party. The constitution of the party does not allow such control by a president.” Madisha dismissed claims that he, Hleko and party spokesperson Dennis Bloem were behind an agenda to conduct a “coup” and unseat Lekota prematurely and insisted they remained full members of the party.
The ousted pair, who are fighting for their reinstatement in court, say Lekota foresaw trouble as this was his last term and referred to him as an outgoing president. In an interview with the Sunday Times, Makhubele also said she reserved the right to do what she did because she was the party's provincial IEC correspondent and Moalusi joined the party when she did and was a member in good standing.
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