JOHANNESBURG – Head of the African National Congress (ANC)’s election machinery, Fikile Mbalula encouraged voters to register for opposition party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on Friday.

Mbalula posted this to his followers on Twitter, which prompted EFF leader, Julius Malema to retweet.

We agreed cde @MbalulaFikile that indeed our people must #RegisterToVoteEFF  pic.twitter.com/DOG1N5YfOw

— Julius Sello Malema (@Julius_S_Malema) March 9, 2018

However, Mbalula responded and said it was a typo.

The post left Twitter in stitches after this blunder.

READ: Register to vote this weekend: what you need to know

This weekend, voters and would be voters will register to vote for the 2019 general elections.

Mbalula will head the ANC election machinery going into the elections.

Mbalula was removed from Cabinet following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet reshuffle.

He has since resigned from Parliament.

Fighter @MbalulaFikile we Salute pic.twitter.com/nhg4UPa4no

— Motlhanka WaMorena (@cappuccino_DJ) March 9, 2018

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