The Inkatha Freedom Party Youth Brigade (IFPYB) contends that the latest statements by the ANC Youth League prove that the organisation and its leaders are politically immature. 

ANC Youth League Limpopo provincial secretary, Mitileni Goodman, has boldly stated that his organisation would do "everything in its power to smash" the formation of any party formed in support of ousted president Thabo Mbeki. 

Pat Lebenya-Ntanzi, acting chairperson of the IFP Youth Brigade, commented: "The ANCYL's Mugabe-style rhetoric has become an embarrassment to the country.  

"We remind the ANCYL that it is anybody's democratic right to start a political party if they wish to do so. The ANCYL's latest statement shows a lack of basic understanding of the constitution, a lack of understanding of the basic principles of our democracy and politics in general. 

"Not only have Mr Goodman's statements confirmed the ANCYL's political immaturity but they have proved that the youth league has no respect for multi-party democracy and senior leaders of their own party.  

"The IFPYB finds the ANCYL circus presided over by its national leader Julius Malema absolutely disgraceful. The ANCYL's conduct is arrogance and ignorance personified," concluded Lebenya-Ntanzi.

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