Hon Speaker, the hon President is elected in the House after the elections in terms of Rule 8 of the Rules that say he is elected by the members of the House. Then it refers to section 86(1) and 86(2) of the Constitution. Now the motion of no confidence brought today by the Leader of the Opposition is in terms of section 102(2) of the Constitution and that section says the following:
If the National Assembly, by a vote supported by a majority of its members, passes a motion of no confidence in the President, the President and the other members of the Cabinet and any Deputy Minister must resign.
Now, the point I'm making is that the four speakers on behalf of the ruling party all have direct vested interests. Two Ministers and two Deputy Ministers were the only speakers who came to the rescue of the President. We did not hear from a single ordinary member of this House. [Applause.]