EFF slammed following Naledi Chirwa’s apology
Netizens slammed the EFF after Naledi Chirwa had to issue an apology for missing the Budget Speech to care for her sick infant.
Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) Naledi Chirwa is trending on X after she publicly apologised to the party for failing to attend the Budget Speech in Parliament.
NALEDI CHIRWA: ‘MY FOUR-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER WAS SICK’
Chirwa revealed in a statement that she failed to attend the attend Budget Speech in Parliament on 21 February because her child was sick.
“Fellow fighters and South Africans. Please note this as my sincere apology for my absence in Parliament on 21 February 2024.”
“My four-month-old daughter was sick and so I went home. My daughter is currently with my mother until post elections.”
South Africans were not pleased that she went on maternity a day before giving birth and returned to work two months before her leave lapsed.
[SEE ENTIRE APOLOGY BELOW]
Public Apology on failure to attend Budget Speech in Parliament on the 21st of February 2024 🙏🏾🫶🏾 pic.twitter.com/MGTIK5I7oq
— Mam’Mpungose 🇵🇸 (@NalediChirwa) March 4, 2024
SOUTH AFRICANS: ‘SHE EXPOSED THE EFF’
@tshidi_lee: “100% I also think she did something brave there. Exposed her party through this attempt to humiliate her.”
@SilindaJessica: “And she mentioned the maternity leave as a plea of atonement. As if she wasn’t deserving then and now to get leave.”
@Motse_mo: “It’s really not the amandela statement they probably intended it to be. It’s embarrassing at the least and quite detrimental for their positioning at worst.”
@BaeletsiTsatsi: “Nothing she does will ever be enough. They don’t care for fairness and a just working environment, they just want to embarrass women. Because why on earth would you make someone do this? And they probably approved this statement before she posted. Yikes!”
@thulanimjita: “Considering that Naledi has been a feminist champion in the EFF it is very dehumanizing for her, the party has proven not to live up to the leftist values it purports, apparently women get bullied by other senior women.”
Why is Naledi issuing an public apology for having to look after her sick child?
Even the most progressive (male) leaders will always somehow show us they are men and it's a man's world. https://t.co/hVJOeH0Lwr
— Child of Venus 🔻 (@Laeeqah7007) March 5, 2024
Naledi Chirwa’s apology. Image via Twitter