Former KwaZulu-Natal premier Senzo Mchunu said yesterday that he and his family were fine following his resignation because they understood the ANC.
But he added that it was necessary for the ANC to reflect on the state of the organisation and the country.
"It is quite important that we apply our minds, all of us generally in the ANC, in a much more serious way... because there are too many challenges both inside the ANC and in the country as a whole. We do need to apply our minds," he said, stressing that he was not making the call just because he had resigned.
In a telephonic interview, Mchunu said he had not yet decided whether he would take up the parliamentary post offered to him by the ANC after he was effectively ousted by the KwaZulu-Natal provincial executive committee culminating in his resignation on Monday.
His comments showed that his redeployment to parliament was not a done deal, as he was expected to write to ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe soon to indicate whether he would take up the post, which would entail a move to Cape Town.
"I am still applying my mind to the whole situation, including what's being offered," he said. "I am applying my mind to the option of going to Cape Town, I am considering that. I am just applying my mind."
Mchunu was asked to resign by the ANC PEC on Friday, or face a recall.
He agreed to resign on Monday and his decision was communicated to the public by the party leadership.
ANC KwaZulu-Natal leader and President Jacob Zuma's ally, Willies Mchunu, will replace Mchunu as premier.
Mchunu was ousted by former ANC secretary Sihle Zikalalala, who replaced him as provincial chairman at the party's provincial conference late last year.
The move showed the deep division that persisted between factions in the province following the conference - Mchunu's supporters had staged two protest marches against his removal since the conference.
Zikalala is seen as close to Zuma and a group of premiers dubbed the "Premier League", which includes the ANC leaders of the Free State, North West and Mpumalanga provinces. KwaZulu-Natal is, however, seen to be a key power broker ahead of the ANC elective conference next year when Zuma is expected to step down as president.
Mchunu mulls redeployment to Parliament
Former KwaZulu-Natal premier Senzo Mchunu said yesterday that he and his family were fine following his resignation because they understood the ANC.
But he added that it was necessary for the ANC to reflect on the state of the organisation and the country.
"It is quite important that we apply our minds, all of us generally in the ANC, in a much more serious way... because there are too many challenges both inside the ANC and in the country as a whole. We do need to apply our minds," he said, stressing that he was not making the call just because he had resigned.
In a telephonic interview, Mchunu said he had not yet decided whether he would take up the parliamentary post offered to him by the ANC after he was effectively ousted by the KwaZulu-Natal provincial executive committee culminating in his resignation on Monday.
His comments showed that his redeployment to parliament was not a done deal, as he was expected to write to ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe soon to indicate whether he would take up the post, which would entail a move to Cape Town.
"I am still applying my mind to the whole situation, including what's being offered," he said. "I am applying my mind to the option of going to Cape Town, I am considering that. I am just applying my mind."
Mchunu was asked to resign by the ANC PEC on Friday, or face a recall.
He agreed to resign on Monday and his decision was communicated to the public by the party leadership.
ANC KwaZulu-Natal leader and President Jacob Zuma's ally, Willies Mchunu, will replace Mchunu as premier.
Mchunu was ousted by former ANC secretary Sihle Zikalalala, who replaced him as provincial chairman at the party's provincial conference late last year.
The move showed the deep division that persisted between factions in the province following the conference - Mchunu's supporters had staged two protest marches against his removal since the conference.
Zikalala is seen as close to Zuma and a group of premiers dubbed the "Premier League", which includes the ANC leaders of the Free State, North West and Mpumalanga provinces. KwaZulu-Natal is, however, seen to be a key power broker ahead of the ANC elective conference next year when Zuma is expected to step down as president.
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