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EXCLUSIVE: Olusegun Obasanjo says ANC has to be challenged
The former Nigerian president warns that without change liberation movements risk becoming irrelevant
The ANC will have to be given a "fight for its money" before it fixes itself, says former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo. His comments come as the ANC faces criticism from opposition parties, religious bodies and its alliance partners over President Jacob Zuma’s leadership. Obasanjo was among the strongest and most vocal supporters of the ANC when SA was under apartheid. In an interview with Business Day, Obasanjo said liberation movements could "convert themselves", but when they failed to do so, they risked becoming irrelevant. He was in SA to launch Making Africa Work — A Handbook for Economic Success, a book he co-authored with Greg Mills, the director of the Brenthurst Foundation. "Here, I don’t really know what’s going on because the ANC is the majority party. You will not get it right until the ANC can be given a good fight for their money," he said. It was important to have strong governing parties and strong opposition to ensure that a country worked. A problem hamper...
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