By now you have probably heard about the EFF and the drama relating to the Golf GTI that was bought with the party’s money. You know, the one that was never registered as belonging to the party itself. You can get up to speed HERE.

Well the EFF have hit back at critics, issuing a press statement explaining how the car came to be registered as belonging to a private company. This excerpt of the statement from City Press:

The [Golf GTI] was supposed to be registered with the traffic department and they advised that, as a political organisation, we are not eligible for registering the car. The car was therefore registered privately, while the organisation held all the rights to the car.

Fair enough right? Well, according to a traffic department in Sandton, that isn’t exactly correct. City Press were told upon enquiry that any political party can register a car, with the whole process taking no more than an hour.

The EFF has since changed tack citing another reason for the fiasco. City Press once more:

…the EFF provided another explanation for why the car was not registered in the party’s name – “security reasons”.

The EFF said it might need to sell the Golf GTI, as it’s apparently no longer safe to use because its registration plate appeared in a photograph in a newspaper.

Yeah, we are not the only ones who are somewhat confused by all of this. Our suggestion is to pick one reason and stick to it, for the benefit of all concerned.

[source:citypress]