Action SA to submit motions of no confidence against Joburg mayor

“ActionSA will today (Tuesday) submit motions of no confidence in the City of Johannesburg puppet mayor Thapelo Amad, the dishonest Speaker Colleen Makhubele and other office bearers who were all appointed through crooked dealings between the ANC’s Gauteng Provincial Chairperson, Panyaza Lesufi, and the EFF”, said Ngobeni.

Service delivery in the city has seemingly reached a breaking point in the city, with heaps of rubbish piling on some streets in the CBD.

Ngobeni says the ANC and EFF’s coalition of doom, has time and time again proven to be woefully ill-equipped and unable to articulate a coherent plan of action and vision for the City of Johannesburg.

“While political differences may have characterised the tenure of previous mayors and speakers it would be safe to say that residents and businesses are embarrassed by what the ANC and EFF have served up to lead the economic hub of our country.

“ActionSA is firm in our belief that the people of Johannesburg voted for change in the 2021 municipal elections by drastically reducing the ANC’s majority, and the mayor, speaker and other office bearers’ elections were due to back-handed dealings by ANC’s Gauteng Province Chairperson Panyaza and the EFF.”

Ngobeni adds that council speaker Colleen Makhubele excuse of citing ill health whilst attending COPE’s internal squabbles in Tshwane is inexcusable.

“Meanwhile, Speaker Makhubele used ‘ill health’ as an excuse not to attend to her duties in the City of Johannesburg council, but was spotted in the City of Tshwane on the same day where she is seen attending to internal COPE party squabbles. This is simply inexcusable, and the people of Johannesburg deserve better.”

The party expects the motions of no confidence to be served at the next council meeting in two weeks’ time.

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