DA ‘betrayed' as ANC takes back Joburg
Democratic Alliance (DA) Gauteng chairperson Mike Moriarty has expressed his disappointment at the outcomes of a council meeting which saw African National Congress (ANC) Johannesburg chairperson Geoff Makhubo elected as the new mayor.
Speaking to media shortly after Wednesday’s proceedings, Moriarty said he felt “a sense of betrayal” at the result.
"One of the disappointments is this; you talk to your coalition partners and they say don't worry we're voting for you and then you get a result like this.
"And then you feel betrayed, without a doubt. It is with a sense of betrayal that I am speaking to you but these individuals made their choices. We have to have consultations with coalition partners at a leadership level," he said.
#JoburMayor The DA's Mike Moriarty says he is disappointed at the vote's outcome in council earlier on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/XewKZ4842U
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Wednesday's vote saw Makhubo walk away with 137 votes, followed by the DA's Funzela Ngobeni who got 101 votes.
The EFF's Musa Novela only walked away with 30 votes.