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Malema: I am not obsessed about power
'Don't worry about me, worry about the country,' says Malema.
Julius Malema. Picture: Yeshiel Panchia
In his address to attendees of the Economic Freedom Fighters’ fourth birthday bash in Durban on Saturday afternoon, Malema warned his supporters to focus on the revolution and the country rather than him, saying he was not “obsessed about power”.
#Malema: don't sing about me, sing about the revolution! Don't worry about me, worry about the country! #EFFTurns4
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) July 29, 2017
Malema said that if the supporters decided he should go, then he would leave and “go back to farming”.
#Malema: of you decide that I must go, I will leave and go back to farming. I am not obsessed about power. #EFFTurns4
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) July 29, 2017
This came after Malema spoke about land claims and described how “thousands of our people have a place to call home today because of EFF”, however, he warned the supporters not to name the “land we give you after us” but urged them to rather “name it after the revolution”.
He uttered a strict warning for supporters not to rely on individuals.
“Individuals sell out,” he said.
#Malema: don't name the land we give you after us. Name it after the revolution! Don't rely on individuals! Individuals sell out! #EFFTurns4
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) July 29, 2017
#Malema: some of these people here speak to the most dangerous people in the country, don't trust individuals! #EFFTurns4
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) July 29, 2017
He further encouraged supporters to continue to do the right things, for example to report corruption, even if nothing is done, as he said: “History will absolve us!”
He said the party had opened several cases whereby “nothing was done”, but he encouraged supporters saying: “One day, we will prosecute.”
#Malema: continue reporting corruption to police even when they don't do anything. History will absolve us! #EFFTurns4
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) July 29, 2017
#Malema: we opened a case against Nkandla, against Transnet, Guptas and nothing was done. But one day, we will prosecute them! #EFFTurns4
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) July 29, 2017
#Malema: of Zuma is no longer alive in 2020 we will prosecute his son Edward Zuma! Someone must pay for the sins of Zuma! #EFFTurns4
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) July 29, 2017
Later, Malema added that it was important that African leaders learnt to leave office when their term came to an end.
#Malema: African leaders must learn to leave when their term is over! The African Union is converted to a meeting of gangsters. #EFFTurns4
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) July 29, 2017
Ending off his speech, he continued with the notion that the EFF belonged to the supporters, saying that it was not his birthday but rather that of the supporters:
#Malema: it is not my birthday today but yours! You must enjoy it! Go out there and make us proud! #EFFTurns4
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) July 29, 2017
#Malema: for as long as the EFF exists, these spaces must be disrupted! Disrupt! #EFFTurns4
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) July 29, 2017
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