JOHANNESBURG – The African National Congress (ANC) has confirmed that its Chief Whip in the National Assembly, Stone Sizani, has been redeployed and is resigning from Parliament.
ANC Chief Whip, Comrade Stone Sizani, has been redeployed to a new responsibility that would be publicly announced in due course
— ANC Parliament (@ANCParliament) March 2, 2016
The party confirmed his resignation shortly after a special caucus meeting of its Members of Parliament this afternoon. The African National Congress in Parliament then announced his redeployment, but indicated his new position would be announced in due course.
ANC Chief Whip, Comrade Stone Sizani, has been redeployed to a new responsibility that would be publicly announced in due course
— ANC Parliament (@ANCParliament) March 2, 2016
Reports on social media indicate Sizani will take up a role as ambassador to Germany, which is being vacated by Makhenkesi Stofile.
The Chief Whip of the majority party has recently been at the forefront of the ANC’s efforts to defend President Jacob Zuma during confidence motions in Parliament sparked by Zuma’s admission in the Constitutional Court that he would repay some of the money spent by government on his home at Nkandla.
Sizani has been the ruling party’s chief whip since 2013.
The party announced this afternoon that deputy chief whip Doris Dlakude will temporarily take over his responsibilities.
ANC deputy Chief Whip, Cde Doris Dlakude, will in the interim act as Chief Whip #parliament pic.twitter.com/QXEwA9W6j3
— ANC Parliament (@ANCParliament) March 2, 2016
“Because of the urgency with which he is required in the new deployment, Cde Sizani has thus resigned from Parliament with immediate effect,” the ANC said.
The ANC’s National Executive Committee will decide on a replacement at its regular sitting in a few weeks’ time.
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