ActionSA wants new Joburg speaker to come from IFP, not DA
ActionSA leader in Gauteng Bongani Baloyi says the party wants the new Speaker of the City of Johannesburg to come from the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and not from the DA.
The council will sit on Wednesday to elect the new speaker after the ousting of Vasco Da Gama in a no-confidence vote earlier this month.
ActionSA is in a coalition with the DA, which also includes the ACDP, Cope, Patriotic Alliance, and Freedom Front Plus.
Baloyi says they are disappointed by a dishonest 'mischaracterisation' by the DA provincial leader Solly Msimanga.
"It is regrettable that Msimanga made these remarks in contradiction to a multi-party effort to find solutions. ActionSA made representations within the multi-party coalition that the vacant Speaker position in Johannesburg should be filled by the IFP rather than the DA.”
Baloyi says they are concerned about the stability of the coalition in Johannesburg.
"The truth is that parties like the IFP and PA command a significant number of seats in Johannesburg and have been heavily pursued by the ANC. Despite this, they have remained committed to the coalition but remain heavily under-represented in its leadership structures.
"ActionSA contended that stability in the coalition, and the consequent benefit to the residents of Johannesburg, would have been best served by deepening power sharing and accommodating these parties."
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