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The
Office of the ANC Chief Whip will recommend that the Minister of State
Security extends the term of office of the current serving Inspector
General, Mr Zola Ngcakani, with two months to allow the National Assembly an
opportunity to approve his predecessor when Parliament reconvenes early in
2010.

Parliament could not approve the recommendation of Ms Faith Radebe
for the post of Inspector General during its final sitting on Thursday, due
to its inability to form a quorum, as required by the Constitution.

Given
that yesterday was the final sitting of the two Houses of Parliament for
this year, MPs across all political parties had to deal with the challenge
of split focus due to a number of parliamentary obligations that required
urgent finalisation before Parliament rose.

Speculations that the delay in
the appointment of the new Inspector General was due to a lack of support
from opposition parties are incorrect. All political parties were canvassed
during the Multiparty Chief Whip's Forum on Wednesday and have, without
exception, undertook to support the appointment of Ms Radebe.

Failure by
some of the MPs to vote in the House, due to the challenges we have
mentioned, is a matter party leaders expressed regret over, during their
interaction with Chief Whip, Dr. Mathole Motshekga late yesterday.