EFF calls for inquiry into proceedings at North West legislature
Updated | By Christelle du Toit
The violence that ensued when their MP's were ejected from the house has resulted in 3 cases of assault being opened at the Mmabatho Police Station.
The EFF has called for an inquiry into proceedings at the North West Provincial Legislature.
This is after two EFF MPs were asked to leave the house during Premier Job Mokgoro's State of the Province Address (SOPA).
Videos emerged on social media subsequently that showed the MP's being hit and thrown against walls, a move that the ANC has condemned.
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In a statement the EFF says it was questioning the relevance of the Premier addressing SOPA while most Departments in the province, including the office of the Premier, are under section 100(1) (b) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa.
"The EFF discussed the section in question and made a request for the Premier, Job Mokgoro and the speaker of Provincial Legislature Mrs Suzan Dantjie to clarify the legitimacy of the administration since it was invoked in the 5th Parliament, from the 24th of May 2018 to date. Furthermore, the EFF demanded accountability on the reasons for the 6th Parliament to inherit the placement of section 100(1) on an administration from the 5th Parliament," said the party in its statement.
"The speaker refused to afford the EFF the opportunity to table points of orders and further hold the Premier accountable."
They add that the violence that ensued when their MP's were ejected from the house has resulted in 3 cases of assault being opened at the Mmabatho Police Station.
They also say some of their members had to be hospitalised.
"We, therefore, call for an inquiry on the proceedings of the North West SOPA by Parliament and the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. It cannot be that opposition is victimised and assaulted in a democratic society when calling for accountability."
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