DA threatens legal action if Danny Jordaan billboard is removed

City officials want to remove the billboard, erected by the DA. 

This comes after the municipality denied the DA permission to march in Port Elizabeth.

"Acts by Danny Jordaan’s NMB administration to deny permission to the DA to march today against Zuma’s corruption, and a direct instruction from Jordaan to remove a DA billboard stating “Danny Jordaan, proudly brought to you by Jacob Zuma” show that Danny Jordaan will protect Jacob Zuma by any means possible," the DA said in a statement.

The DA said Mayor Danny Jordaan on Thursday morning personally and in writing, instructed the removal of the DA billboard, showing him to be the personal protector of Jacob Zuma.

"Jordaan has given no reasons for his executive instruction to remove the billboard, and has simply autocratically instructed its removal."

The DA said it's consulting their lawyers with a view to take urgent legal action against Jordaan and the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality.

"Together with Jordaan’s billboard decree, yesterday the Jordaan ANC administration denied the DA permission to march today against the corruption of Jacob Zuma, to protect Jacob Zuma. The reasons given for refusing our permission were spurious, and probably illegal," the DA said.

Edited by Gerda de Sousa