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INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
NATIONAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE
R E S O L U T I O N S
ULUNDI : SUNDAY, JANUARY 23, 2000
RESOLUTION 1.
The National Co-ordinating Committee:
1. notes with concern that
some elements in the ANC leadership have once again taken advantage of the
goodwill and
constructive co-operation with which the IFP
has approached its relationship with the ANC to pursue
tactics aimed
exclusively at confusing IFP members and
supporters;
2. deplores the proposal made
by the ANC Chairperson in KwaZulu Natal that IFP and ANC members may
hold dual
membership of the two parties, noting that
such proposal was never canvassed with the IFP and not even
tabled in the
many bilateral meetings where IFP-ANC
relationships are constantly being discussed and monitored;
3. indicates that as was the
case for the previously voiced idea of an IFP-ANC merger, which was also
never discussed with the IFP prior to its announcement, this
proposal too has the only purpose of confusing and
weakening the IFP's support base and to pursue public relations
objectives;
4. re-states that the IFP has
its own distinct and necessary role in the unfolding of our country's
history and present
day politics, which is a role of principled
leadership based on a long-term vision;
5. stresses that the IFP's
policies and perspectives remain distinct and different from those of the ANC,
even though
the two parties share common goals and
objectives, and that therefore dual membership is a contradictory
notion; and
6. pledges to maintain strong
leadership of the IFP, mindful that although the IFP is co-operating at
national level and
is in a coalition government in KwaZulu
Natal, that fact does not detract from the fact that the IFP
has better
policies, leadership and a historical role to
perform which will never justify it being swallowed or
assimilated by the
ANC.
RESOLUTION 2
The National Co-ordinating Committee:
1. ratifies the relationship
established between the IFP and Mr Albert S Mokoena, who is now contributing
his expertise and skills in improving the administration
and management of the Party;
2. notes that Mr Mokoena's
contribution to the IFP is of a technical and professional nature, not a
political exercise. He is not a member of the
Party, nor does he hold any political office, and therefore the
matter should not be turned into a political issue, as
certain quarters have tried to do;
3. expresses its full
confidence in Mr Mokoena and in his professional and managerial skills; and
4. urges all the Party's
structures and officials to co-operate with and assist Mr Mokoena, so that
the value of his contribution to the Party can be
maximised.
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