DA files no-confidence vote against Joburg Mayor Dada Morero: ‘He’s gone rogue’
The DA says that Morero and Council Speaker Nobuhle Mthembu has contributed to collapsing services in Johannesburg.
FILE: City of Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero. Picture: City of Joburg
Wasanga Mehana (in for Africa Melane on 702 and CapeTalk) speaks with Democratic Alliance (DA) Johannesburg Caucus Leader Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku.
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The DA has tabled motions of no confidence against Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero and Council Speaker Nobuhle Mthembu.
The party has accused the pair of turning the council into a ‘political playground', and says they have contributed to collapsing service delivery in the province.
The motions will be debated at a Johannesburg City Council meeting this week.
Kayser-Echeozonjoku says the preparations for the upcoming G20 summit have highlighted how far things have fallen in Joburg, and how much needs to be done.
She adds that the mayor has chosen to deploy a ‘bomb squad’ to the city instead of holding the existing officials to account, which is a waste of ratepayers’ money.
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“The mayor cannot tell us exactly what they will be doing, who they will be accountable to, or the terms of reference of how they will be performing any work.”
- Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku, Leader - DA Johannesburg Caucus
“There is no recruitment policy that has been followed. The mayor has gone completely rogue; he has made these decisions on his own.”
- Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku, Leader - DA Johannesburg Caucus
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