‘Utter rubbish': Deputy Minister Joe Phaahla refutes allegations of plotting to remove President Ramaphosa
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Deputy Minister Denies Plot to Oust President RamaphosaJoe Phaahla calls allegations of a scheme to remove Ramaphosa baseless and insists on ANC unity amid claims.
- Deputy Health Minister Joe Phaahla strongly rejects claims that he is involved in efforts to remove President Ramaphosa.
- He describes these accusations as fabrications intended to create divisions within the ANC leadership.
- Phaahla highlights his nearly five decades of loyalty to the ANC and ongoing support for Ramaphosa's renewal initiatives.
- The allegations were published by Sunday World, implicating Phaahla and another deputy minister in a supposed plot.
I reject the claims that I am plotting to oust President Cyril Ramaphosa as utter rubbish and pure hogwash.— Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Joe Phaahla refutes allegations of plotting against President Ramaphosa.
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