Legislators nearly trade blows after speaker
attempts to delay debate on corruption report
involving President Zuma.
At least four lawmakers have been injured in
scuffles and scenes of chaos in South Africa ' s
parliament.
Parliamentaries almost came to blows on
Thursday after they traded insults on the floor of
the chamber that opposition leaders say is fast
becoming the lair of the ruling African National
Congress .
On Thursday , lawmakers told Baleka Mbete , at
National Assembly Speaker "you must go !" after
she attempted to delay discussions over a
corruption report involving President Jacob Zuma.
Mbete 's move enraged lawmakers in parliament
resulting in opposition parties demanding the
speaker reverse her decision .
Opposition politicians accused Mbete, a member
of the ruling African National Congress ( ANC) , of
bias after she postponed the debate on the $ 23 m
state -funded upgrade to the president' s private
residence .
One of its members shouted at Mbete : "You won ' t
get away with this one
This is a part some people will not like to hear, but we will say it here for historical purposes. When the great Biafran leader, Col. Dim Emeka Odimegwu Ojukwu was granted a state pardon by President Shehu Shagari in 1982, the Ikemba soon contested for Senate under the then National Party of Nigeria (NPN), but did his people vote for him? Lest we also forget, he contested for the presidency, how many votes did he got even in Anambra? Let us bring in Chief Alex Ekweme. We recall, despite being founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),he contested for the party nomination for president in 2002. We all remember how the South-East governors then did all they could to outdo themselves to be seen to be more loyal to President Olusegun Obasanjo than even his own ministers. There was nothing wrong in all these for these people as long as it all guarantees fat bank accounts and unmerited rewards. No one talks about Biafra when contract figures are inflated; Biafra makes no sense ...
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