Zuma out to 'kill' ANC

LETTER: CALL FOR REINSTATEMENT WILL DESTABILISE PARTY, SAY EXPERTS

- Eric Mthobeli Naki

Former president Jacob Zuma's demand to be reinstated as an ANC member is aimed at destabilising his former party that is at its weakest point. This is the view of experts who said Zuma's aim was to destabilise the ANC which is at its weakest due to political differences over the government of national unity (GNU).

They added that he was on a mission to reinforce his old narrative that he was a victim of ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa's leadership.

Zuma said yesterday that his attorneys had sent a letter of demand to the ANC requesting the reinstatement of his membership which he claimed was unprocedurally terminated late last year.

He gave the ANC until 31 January to address the matter or he would "explore legal remedies to protect his constitutional and contractual rights" as a loyal ANC member for 65 years.