‘Zuma not against commission, just the chairperson’ – ANC clarifies Zuma stance

The pair don’t see eye to eye on matters of Zuma’s appearance before the commission. 

 

Zondo wants Zuma to account for the damming allegations of fraud and corruption levelled against him but Zuma has refused to return to give testimony before the judiciary’s second-in-command. 

 

Zuma believes Zondo is biased against him and was roped in to settle political scores. 

 

The matter has now escalated to Constitutional Court. 

 

In a bid to ease tensions, the ANC’s top 6 met with Zuma on Monday in a 7-hour long meeting to discuss the former stateman’s reluctance to appear before the commission. 

 

ANC secretary general Ace Magashule told media that Zuma only take issue with Zondo and not the commission itself. 

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“President Zuma has not refused to appear before the commission of inquiry led by Judge Zondo. President Zuma has actually had issues, not with the commission, but with the judge,” Magashule said. 

 

“That’s why he went to the high court and that’s the legal process. So, he went to the high court and he’s actually wating for the decision of the high court.”