JOHANNESBURG - Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia said impeaching the President will destabilise the country.
President Cyril Ramaphosa faces impeachment over the Phala Phala saga.
A Parliamentary committee has been established to look into removing the head of state.
Cachalia said the ANC and its GNU partners must protect the President.
"The impeachment of a President is a very serious matter. We have seen how these processes have been corrupted before and how MPs misbehave.
"There is a lot of uncertainty. There are a lot of issues that need the government to be effective and focused. It is not, I believe, in the interest of the people of this country that the President should resign."