News24 | ANC’s Ngcukayitobi threatens defamation action against Mbalula over IEC list blunder claims

ANC Eastern Cape secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi has threatened to take his boss and political superior, secretary-general Fikile Mbalula, to court for defamation of character over claims that he may be to blame for the candidate list submission blunder affecting Eastern Cape municipalities.

Through his lawyers, Mabuza attorneys, Ngcukayitobi has written to Mbalula to demand “a full and unconditional and mutually agreed retraction” of the “falsehoods” which he said were published by Mbalula against him.

Mbalula has until 12 noon next Tuesday to retract what Ngcukayitobi’s attorneys described as “lies”.

The ANC is at the centre of the massive blunder after it failed to submit its list of nominated candidates to the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) before the 17:00 deadline on 28 August.

More to follow.

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