Thursday, February 22, 2024 – Another state of the province address (SOPA) descended into chaos in less than a week, with the EFF again smack in the middle of the disruption.
The latest incident happened on Thursday when Eastern Cape
premier Oscar Mabuyane held his Sopa at the Abbotsford
Christian Centre in East London.
In
video clips circulating from live news broadcasts, EFF members rush to the
podium as Mabuyane makes his address, angrily gesturing at him while security
personnel push them back.
A scuffle then breaks out between them and security, with
one EFF MPL seen throwing punches as he is pushed back.
The EFF members were removed from the event.
A similar scene played out on Monday during Gauteng premier
Panyaza Lesufi's Sopa.
Water bottles and chairs flew as a scuffle erupted between
EFF MPLs and crime wardens at the Nasrec expo centre.
The fight was apparently sparked by opposition parties'
objection to their presence at the venue.
DA Gauteng leader Solly Msimanga also raised the issue of
the presence of “a paramilitary [unit] standing in front of members of the
legislature with guns”.
The @EFFSouthAfrica in the Eastern Cape disrupted proceedings during @OscarMabuyane State of the Province Address in East London #SOPA @AlgoaFMNews pic.twitter.com/unBfJ7tr47
— Thulisile Mapongwana (@TMapongwana) February 22, 2024
WATCH: Chaos in Gauteng during the state of the province address (SOPA) by Panyaza Lesufi. The presence of Amapanyaza (crime wardens) is said to have irked the EFF and that led to the chaotic scenes seen in the video. Video: EWN pic.twitter.com/tZ60oKsCZX
— Sihle Mavuso (@ZANewsFlash) February 19, 2024
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