So this just happened in Parliament, EFF MP’s thrown out of Jacob Zuma’s budget speech debate address.
Here’s the tweet that best shows exactly how heated things became, before Speaker Baleka Mbete asked Parliamentary Protection Services to forcibly remove them.
Violent scenes inside the National Assembly as EFF caucus is removed by Parly Protection Services #PresidencyVotepic.twitter.com/VgaFQEKS6V
— Lester Kiewit (@lesterkk) May 4, 2016
Some of the lead up to that violent exchange from News24:
If we allow Zuma to speak here, we undermine the Constitution and this House, Shivambu tells Mbete.
I have been quite patient with you, Hnb Shivambu… says Mbete…
The EFF’s Ndlozi back up: You must at least put it to the House that our motion must be heard. We are going to debate whether we give him money today! When he’s facing 783 charges of corruption!
Ndlozi tries again but Mbete doesn’t recognise her. And now he’s been asked to leave the House. “Have I broken my oath of office?!” he shouts
EFF MPs on their feet. They’re still shouting, Mbete’s still trying. And failing to shut them up.
“You are an embarrassment to yourself and your party!” EFF chanting “Jacob Zuma leave the house!”
Mbete asks that the protection services enter the Assembly and kick the EFF out.
Protection services in the Hpouse and crowd around the EFF MPs. There’s pushing, shoving, shouting.
It’s hard not to feel a little embarrassed by it all from time to time.
[source:news24]
