Hon Chairperson, hon Minister, Deputy Minister, Members of the Fourth Democratic Parliament, ladies and gentlemen, firstly, may I wish Gen Ngwenya well in his future endeavours and I also thank him for having served our nation with flying colours. [Applause.] No, no; you'll hound me very soon. [Laughter.]
Secondly, may I respond to the Minister when she accused the hon Lekota of having jumped ship. Can I just say that he didn't jump ship; he took a principled decision to forfeit the blue lights, luxury lifestyle and good package when he left the ruling party. [Interjections.] That is precisely what he did.