Why Jacob Zuma missed Cyril Ramaphosa's inauguration | IOL News

Pretoria - Former president Jacob Zuma says his legal battles prevented him from attending the inauguration of his successor President Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria on Saturday.

“I am busy with lawyers, and if you don’t see me in other events you will know that this man is busy. Zuma blamed Ramaphosa’s administration for cutting off state funding for his legal costs, which he said was a breach of government policy “that says if you are facing criminal charges with regard to your government work, whether you are a minister or president, government should pay legal costs.” He said under former president Thabo Mbeki, the state paid for his lawyers.

“The state is squeezing him out for him not to be able to afford lawyers. He has no finances,” Sikhakhane told the court.“We are representing him for free and he is owing us,” said the lawyers, who could not disclose how much Zuma was owing. “We call on all members of the ANC who feel the inclination to assist baba to come forward and assist where it is possible,” said Simelane-Zulu

Zuma must not worry about attending ceremonies ,he must focus on the multiples of charges that he is facing.His presence at the inaugaration would have added no value.Instead it would have tainted the whole function .

His 'legal matters' should have prevented him from attending his own inauguration!!!?

Zuma on his non attendance at Inauguration2019 《I don’t have time to go there because I’m busy preventing going to jail》. Didn't PresJGZuma state on previous occasions that he was not afraid of going to jail, since he's been there before..

Thank goodness he was not there 🙄

I guess he was not welcome.

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Hats & Socks Inc. The new competition to Legalwise, should you need to retain legal counsel. Nothing to do with legal battles, pretty clear harbors deep resentment at PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA & his promise to run corruption free administration.

😂😂😂😂😂 Y'all once elected this as the best MYANC had at some point

He was probably at an intersection selling socks.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

We don’t care. He’s irrelevant. Go tell it to his people. We are nkt his. He is not ours

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