MEDIA STATEMENT
BY THE
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
SADESMO Calls For IFP Youth to Unite and Protect the Party
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The South African Democratic Students Movement (SADESMO) has called for IFP youth to unite and protect the party and its soul. "The IFP Constitution clearly states that the youth is the vanguard of the Party. The youth is the first line of defense for the Party," said Ntuthuko Majozi, SADESMO President, during a Youth Day commemoration event at Mtubatuba on 16 June 2010. He continued: "We are calling for the IFP youth to unite and protect the party from some faceless opportunists who intend to steal the soul of the IFP". He ended by reiterating SADESMO's position to request the IFP President, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, to continue to lead the IFP after the Annual General Conference. "We still stand firm on our request that Shenge continues to lead the IFP after the AGC. We fully appreciate that he has already achieved a lot in politics and that there is little for him to gain personally in remaining at the helm of the IFP but our desire for his continued leadership is motivated by our desire to keep the party unified so that we as young people can inherit a strong party, not one depleted by factionalism. We selfishly need him to manage the transition of leadership to ensure that our beloved Party does not fall apart," concluded Majozi. Issued by: |