The Economic Freedom Fighters' newly elected top six leadership — treasurer general Omphile Maotwe; chairperson Noluthando Notshuku; deputy president Godrich Gardee; president Julius Malema; secretary general Marshal Dlamini; and deputy secretary-general Leigh-Ann Mathys, after their election at the 3rd National People's Assembly at the Nasrec Expo Centre. Picture: Itumeleng English / Independent Newspapers
Image: Itumeleng English / Independent Newspapers
The newly elected leadership of the Economic Freedom Fighters was elected unopposed at the Nasrec Expo Centre on Saturday.
Julius Malema was re-elected president and Godrich Gardee was elected as deputy president replacing Floyd Shivambu.
Malema’s re-election means this will be his third term as the party's leader and he is the only president the EFF has ever had.
Voting did not take place and the results were announced immediately because all those nominated, ran unopposed.
Shivambu resigned in August to join the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party as the national organiser. He has since been appointed as the party's secretary-general.
This is the position that many EFF members wanted EFF head of political education, Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, to fill within the party but the move collapsed before it could reach its peak.
Some of the people who were behind the move were expelled from the party. Ndlozi was also barred from attending the conference.
Meet the new EFF Top 6 leaders:
President - Julius Malema (re-elected)
Deputy President - Godrich Gardee (New)
Secretary-General - Marshal Dlamini (re-elected)
Deputy secretary-general - Leigh-Ann Mathys (New)
Chairperson - Noluthando Notshuku (New)
Treasurer General - Omphile Maotwe (re-elected)
Former national chairperson Veronica Mente was replaced by Notshuku and former deputy secretary-general Poppy Mailola was replaced by Mathys.
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