Lesufi: Big three metros must work together to speed up services
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says the ongoing lack of basic service delivery in Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni remains a concern.
Lesufi addressed the media in Ekurhuleni shortly after the election of a new mayor on Thursday evening.
The African Independent Congress's Sivuyile Ngodwana was elected as mayor, ousting the DA’s Tania Campbell as first citizen.
Ngodwana elevation to the top job comes two days after Tshwane elected the DA’s Cilliers Brink as its new mayor.
The AIC has a total of three seats in council.
Lesufi says the new mayor has to put service delivery at the top of his agenda.
“With the three big metros stabilised the way they are, we really believe that we can then start to accelerate the issue of service delivery to our people. The three metro combined we believe, if we work together, our first target should be the issues of water and electricity across the three metros. It’s a serious matter that worries me a lot, (but) now that we have elected a new mayor in Ekurhuleni we feel that everything is fine.
“We are on a mission to establish government of local unit. We are all parties and we can participate in all activities of that municipality. there must be no party that is left out on the basis that it is hated.”
A vote of no confidence is also scheduled to be tabled against the mayor and council speaker in Mogale City on Friday.
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