ANC blasts Mboweni for SARB tweets
The African National Congress says Tito Mboweni should act with care and be cautious at all times on matters of policy.
This follows a recent strings of tweets from the Finance Minister slamming the party's plans to nationalise the South African Reserve Bank made at 2017 ANC Conference at Nasrec.
Mboweni asked critics and the general public to give him reasons on why should the plans go through.
ANC spokesperson, Pule Mabe says party leaders are asked to respect resolutions taken in the 2017 conference.
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Mabe said: "It's our view that comrade Tito should act with care and be cautious at all times on matters of policy given his position as the Minister of Finance, including subjecting himself to the overall communications protocols of the African National Congress."
"Those who serve in the leadership structures of our movement, especially within the National Executive Committee."
"The highest decision making body in between conferences are expected at all times to uphold and defend resolutions of the ANC on public platforms."
"Elected leaders of the ANC are therefore not freelancers and remain bound by the overall principle of organisational values and discipline in pursuance of the national democratic revolution."
