SACP Gauteng welcomes the appointment of Comrade David Makhura as Premier of Gauteng Province

SACP GAUTENG PROVINCE welcomes and supports the appointment of comrade David Makhura as the Premier of Gauteng, and in this regard, conveys our word of congratulation and wishes him well. SACP believes that his appointment marks a decisive turning point of Gauteng province as the economic hub of our country, and continent.

SACP believes that the appointment of comrade David Makhura will reposition the province to consolidate, deepen and advance the National Democratic Revolution (NDR). ANC-led Alliance now has the opportunity to exercise and use state power to move the country and province forward.

SACP is deeply pleased that the appointment of comrade David Makhura as Premier of Gauteng moves us closer to end once and for all the tendency to elevate state organs above the ANC-led Alliance as the only centre of power. SACP believes that the days of sheer parallelism, paralysis, "bargaining" and or ‘'lobbying" between state and ANC-led Alliance are fading deep into the past.

SACP wishes to thank the leadership collective under President Jacob Zuma for placing Gauteng province on the path of unity, qualitative renewal and decisive turnaround to improve the living conditions of the overwhelming majority of the working class and poor.

SACP also congratulates and welcome the appointment of comrade Ntombi Mekgwe and Uhuru Moiloa as the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Gauteng Legislature respectively.

Statement issued by Jacob Mamabolo, SACP Gauteng Provincial Secretary, May 2014

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