In a surprise twist at the tail end of the Nelson Mandela Bay ANC elective conference, delegates tabled a motion to have the region endorse MEC of public works Babalo Madikizela for the position of chair at the party's next Eastern Cape elective congress.
The ANC in Alfred Nzo region wants the party’s provincial chair and premier Oscar Mabuyane to hand over the baton to provincial treasurer Babalo Madikizela. The region has also named Amathole regional secretary Teris Ntuthu as its preferred candidate for the position of provincial secretary. The pronouncement was made after the regional structure held its elective conference between Wednesday and Friday at the Wild Coast Sun Conference Centre.
While on the campaign trail in Gqeberha, public works MEC Babalo Madikizela confessed that he missed his long-time friend, Lonwabo Bam, who has accused him of widespread corruption along with other high-ranking ANC members.
On April 27 2019, a man walked into the Mbizana police station in the Eastern Cape and signed an affidavit stating that he had been part of a corruption ring that siphoned money from the local municipality.
Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane and public works MEC Babalo Madikizela will submit a new report to the ANC’s provincial integrity commission after the release of a damning report by the public protector.