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ANC REGIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEET OVER STATE OF GOVERNANCE
ANC exec lashes out at Wayile, Hani
NCEBA DLADLA
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HE African National Congress’ Regional Executive Committee (REC) at Florence Matomela House issued a strong statement on Monday against deployees of the party who fail to implement decisions and thus put the ruling ANC in disrepute. In a statement issued the committee said their actions was necessitated by the fact that they, as the African National Congress,are accountable to the electorate that democratically put them in power. “We are obliged to let them know every exact detail in what is happening about their rates and taxes, about economic development, infrastructure development and service delivery performance,” the statement read. “When the ANC campaigned for your votes, we promised to build better communities, to prioritise the fight against corruption and crime, to create decent work, and to decisively address poverty. “The African National Congress in this Region has noted that, in the recent past period, the NMBM has been underperforming on all of these mandates given to us by the people and we cannot and will not sit by and be quiet about a Municipality that we are supposed to drive in order to achieve the mandate given to us by the people,” the statement read. At the conference the REC said that under the leadership of Executive mayor, Zanoxolo Wayile, the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality “is going down the drain”. They blamed Wayile for failing to
implement decisions taken by the Political Management Team (PMT) headed by ANC NEC member Derrick Hanekom. Instead, the REC claimed, Wayile is imposing 154 section support on the metro’s administration. “We are regressing instead of progressing,” said Regional Deputy Chairperson Chippa Ngcolomba, adding that they are observing many irresponsible and incompetent acts committed by its strategic deployees in this rich municipality in the province. Ngcolomba said when they campaigned, they promised the electorate to build better communities, to end corruption and crime and to create decent employment opportunities. “What we observe now is political economy at play,” he said. Ngcolomba said since the appointment of Acting Municipal manager Themba Hani, the metro municipality continues to make blunders which will result in the ANC losing the trust of the electorate and mandate. “The metro is for the first time sliding towards a qualified audit report.” The region blamed MEC for Local Government and Traditional Affairs, Mlibo Qoboshiyane, for some of the mess the municipality finds itself in. According to REC Chairperson Nceba Faku, Hani’s temporary appointment was for three months to work towards the appointment of the permanent Municipal Manager to create stability within the metro. “But instead it became a conflict of interest because he wants the job for himself,” said Faku. “As Chief architect of all the costly suspensions of senior officials in this municipality, Hani has over-
ANC REC leaders from left, Nceba Faku (Chairperson) and Deputy Chairperson Chip pa Ngcolomba, Wandisile Jikeka and Zandisile Qupe addressing the media at Flor ence Matomela House in PE on Monday. Photo: NCEBA DLADLA stayed his three months and he must go,” said Ngcolomba. He added: “His overstay has resulted in the institution failing to deliver on its mandate to the electorate. We cannot be silent, as the ANC.” Faku blamed MEC Qoboshiyane
for failing on his mandate to provide leadership because “Hani has dismally failed.” ) For the full statement by the ANC REC, go to our website at www.pe-express.co.za or our mobi site at peexpress.mobi.
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