“We have done well [in the city] with two clean audits, three power stations and 100 successful IDP [integrated development plan] projects over six months. Surely it will take decades to clean up the mess caused by the ANC, DA and ActionSA.”
Other conditions made by ActionSA to support the ANC government in Joburg were to do away with the R200 surcharge for prepaid electricity users.
Hendricks claimed the surcharge was approved by Morero.
“Al Jama-ah is not happy with the surcharge. The mayor told us he had to approve it because it was submitted by Dada Morero, who is in charge of finances and who ActionSA wants to replace Gwamandawith.
“They don't want him [Gwamanda] to continue to be mayor because of the surcharge, but they put in place a person who introduced the surcharge and managed to persuade all mayoral committee members and the council to vote for it, so that's a contradiction.”
Hendricks said if Gwamanda is asked by the ANC to leave, he would leave, and the party would move on. However, he said this would threaten their relationship with the ANC in the government of national unity.
On Monday, ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba said his party would support the government in Johannesburg on an issue-by-issue basis, but his party would not form part of the government of provincial unity.
“It is for this reason ActionSA will adopt the role of the constructive opposition, as we have done in parliament regarding the grand coalition, and will make our support available to any government in Johannesburg on an issue-by-issue basis,” he said.
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WATCH | ‘That’s wishful thinking’: Al Jama-ah leader insists Joburg mayor Gwamanda will not resign
Amid growing calls for the removal of Johannesburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda, Al Jama-ah leader Ganief Hendricks says the mayor is going nowhere.
This comes after an agreement between the ANC and ActionSA to work together in the City of Johannesburg plan to have Gwamanda ousted, along with speaker Margaret Arnolds, and for ActionSA to occupy the speaker position.
The deal will see ANC Johannesburg chairperson and Gauteng finance MMC Dada Morero replace Gwamanda as mayor.
ActionSA said it will only support the ANC in the city on condition they remove Gwamanda and Arnolds.
Hendricks has dismissed ActionSA's demands, telling Newzroom Afrika: “That is wishful thinking by ActionSA.
“No structure of the ANC has made any decisions, no structure of the ANC asked Gwamanda to resign. No structure of the ANC has met and taken a decision.
“We have done well [in the city] with two clean audits, three power stations and 100 successful IDP [integrated development plan] projects over six months. Surely it will take decades to clean up the mess caused by the ANC, DA and ActionSA.”
Other conditions made by ActionSA to support the ANC government in Joburg were to do away with the R200 surcharge for prepaid electricity users.
Hendricks claimed the surcharge was approved by Morero.
“Al Jama-ah is not happy with the surcharge. The mayor told us he had to approve it because it was submitted by Dada Morero, who is in charge of finances and who ActionSA wants to replace Gwamandawith.
“They don't want him [Gwamanda] to continue to be mayor because of the surcharge, but they put in place a person who introduced the surcharge and managed to persuade all mayoral committee members and the council to vote for it, so that's a contradiction.”
Hendricks said if Gwamanda is asked by the ANC to leave, he would leave, and the party would move on. However, he said this would threaten their relationship with the ANC in the government of national unity.
On Monday, ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba said his party would support the government in Johannesburg on an issue-by-issue basis, but his party would not form part of the government of provincial unity.
“It is for this reason ActionSA will adopt the role of the constructive opposition, as we have done in parliament regarding the grand coalition, and will make our support available to any government in Johannesburg on an issue-by-issue basis,” he said.
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