ATM leader to oppose Ramaphosa at ConCourt over Phala Phala findings

THE AFRICAN Transformation Movement (ATM) is planning to oppose President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Constitutional Court and challenge his review application on the Section 89 committee finding concerning the ‘Farm Gate’ scandal.

ATM leader Vuyo Zungula said the party was consulting its legal team and was prepared to ensure that the Constitutional Court does not allow the president to “run away” from accountability by putting holes in the findings of the legal experts who investigated violations of laws in the theft of undeclared cash on his farm.

Zumgula has accused Ramaphosa of using the courts to try to escape impeachment.

"It is our view as the ATM that Mr Ramaphosa is revealing his character of being a dishonest person. He is only interested in saving himself, not the country. He continues to demonstrate an unwillingness to account," Zungula said.

Zungula said the president had been going around admitting his violations of South African laws. He said now was the time for the president to face the wrath of the law.

"Now, when Section 89 finds that he has a case to answer, instead of taking the opportunity to clear his name, he takes a posture contrary to the rule of law ticket with which he rose to power. The people of this country gave Ramaphosa the mandate as he had asked Thuma Mina, and now the people that gave him the mandate want answers, and he is refusing to account to the very people who entrusted him with the mandate," Zungula said.

Zungula called the court bid a "cover-up", saying it would be unfortunate for the highest court in the land to be involved in the president's attempt to conceal the truth from South Africans.

Meanwhile, media reports suggest that the expert panel that did the Section 89 report has no interest in defending the report in court.