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Original Post Date: 2008-12-13 Time: 14:00:06  Posted By: Jan

The registration of delegates for the Congress of the People’s inaugural conference in Bloemfontein is running smoothly, interim COPE General-Secretary Charlotte Lobe said on Saturday afternoon.

“We have accredited three provinces by 2pm on Saturday and are busy with Gauteng,” Lobe said.

The first national conference of the new emerging political party was expected to start in the Free State’s capital on Sunday.

Lobe said they expect that the accreditation process would be finished by 11pm on Saturday.

She welcomed a huge media group during a briefing on Saturday afternoon to the City of Mangaung “where a lot of political parties are formed for many years”.

Lobe said they expect about 4000 delegates. The conference starts at 10am on Sunday.

Most of COPE’s interim leaders have already arrived in Bloemfontein and had been accredited, said Lobe.

During the media conference Lobe were flanked by Mosiuoa Lekota, Mbhazima Shilowa, Mluleki George and Hilda Ndude.

Speaking on security, Lobe said nothing would derail COPE from holding its events, especially during its planned mass rally on next week Tuesday. She said Cope had no contact with the African National Congress on the coming week’s program.

The ANC also has a mass rally on Tuesday, December 16.

“It is quite clear the gathering (ANC event) is to disturb the rally of COPE,” Lobe said.

“It is our view that we would not be derailed by any party, be it the ruling party, we refused to be bullied to submission.”

Lobe said COPE had been in contact with the country’s security structures.

“We have met them.”

Lobe said there would not be disturbances COPE’s rally the same day.

“We have made sufficient arrangement with the security forces believing that they are only accountable to the constitution of South Africa and no other person or political party,” she said. – Sapa

Source: http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=nw20081213163337852C315874