Madam Deputy Speaker, thank you. A President and a government can only lead when they speak with one voice, and act as one. There are some who argue that the internal practices of the ANC are an internal issue. To those who say this, I say whoever holds the office of President is first a South African, then a public servant and only then a member of their political party. The President should be President of us all, not just the ANC. And he should govern in the interest of all; not only the ANC and its alliance partners.
I believe the President has failed to provide South Africa with justification as to why he should seek a second term, when his first term has fallen so far short of even the lowest expectations. I therefore ask the President to look deep within his heart and answer a difficult question - the most difficult of all. A question that requires honesty and takes courage to answer: Hon President, for the sake of our country, will you put aside self-interest and not make yourself available for re-election at the ANC's upcoming elective conference? [Interjections.]