According to the Democratic Alliance (DA), the most appropriate pronouncement President Zuma could ever make during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) later today is to announce his resignation from the highest office in the land.
The DA says South Africa continues to suffer from a leadership crisis as the President hops from one scandal to the next, all to protect himself and his cronies. “This while our country remains on the verge of economic meltdown due to low economic growth, spiralling corruption, rising unemployment, a nationwide drought, rising inflation, and failed service delivery. It cannot continue any longer.”
According to the Federal Leader of the Democratic Alliance and Parliamentary Leader of the party, Mmusi Maimane he has already requested a debate on a motion of no confidence in President Zuma following his catastrophic decision to fire the competent Minister of Finance, Nhlanhla Nene, in December last year. This request was agreed to by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Baleka Mbete, and he has now pushed for this to be debated and voted on at the very next sitting of Parliament.
However, the President should himself expedite the process of his removal from office by doing the honourable thing and resigning. That could even be good for the value of the rand.
When taking his oath of office, as per Schedule 2 of the Constitution – the supreme law of the land – President Zuma swore to “be faithful to the Republic of South Africa” and “obey, observe, uphold and maintain the Constitution and all other law of the Republic”. Following the revelations in the Constitutional Court earlier this week, it is clear that the President didn’t mean a single word he said.
Still, 8.3 million South Africans cannot find a job because President Zuma has one.
The only way South Africans will experience the promise of a better life for all is when Jacob Zuma is no longer the President of our country.
