ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte has revealed that she is keen to appear before the ongoing Zondo commission of inquiry.
Duarte has also encouraged people with relevant information to make themselves available to the inquiry.
Duarte addressed journalists in Cape Town a day after finance minister Nhlanhla Nene resigned following a furore over his lies regarding meetings with the controversial Gupta family. Nene apologised for the contradictions and later resigned.
Duarte revealed that Nene had not informed the party of his decision to resign nor whether he would remain an MP.
“Comrade Nene hasn’t spoken to the ANC at all‚ so we are not sure what his plans are. We only know that he resigned and it was announced yesterday,” said Duarte.
“We appreciate the fact that he chose to resign after the furore that took place after his own submission to the commission. He is a valued person in the ANC and we think that he has made a contribution to our country. We believe that he made a decision that sat well with himself and we appreciate that.”
Duarte said the ANC welcomed the appointment of Tito Mboweni to replace Nene‚ describing him as a veteran of the ANC who had a vast wealth of experience both in policy formulation within the governing party and saying he was an integral part of the ANC’s economic transformation committees at Luthuli House long before his appointment as labour minister.