Nkandla committee not parliamentary, but it may teach ANC how to read: EFF

The Economic Freedom Fighters has declared that the Nkandla Ad Hoc Committee isn't parliamentary, but rather 'a mere study group of the ANC'.

"This is because there is no sanity in insisting that this committee is of a democratic institution of a parliament that defines itself as a multiparty system," the party said in a statement.

According to EFF as none of the other elected parties are participating in the committee it has lost its status as carrying a parliamentary mandate.

"The departure of opposition parties must translate to the reality that in a multiparty democracy the committee no longer enjoys the legitimacy of parliaments status. In essence, it means the ANC may as well go hold that meeting in Luthuli House, with Gwede Mantashe as mock speaker and Zizi Kodwa as serjeant-at-arms," The EFF said.

They are in favour, however, of the committee carrying on.

"The ANC must continue in its tutorial study activities though, mostly because throughout the short life of the committee of parliament, they demonstrated very poor comprehension of related reports," The EFF said.

"ANC members were so unfocused, generic in their reference to committee issues, largely relying on common sense as opposed to deeper reliance on report details, that some resorted to painting their nails," The EFF said.