ANC in KZN calls for removal of provincial Cogta MEC
The ANC says the district has done nothing wrong and accused Buthelezi of political grandstanding.
The African National Congress (ANC) in KwaZulu-Natal is urging the removal of the provincial Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC, Thulasizwe Buthelezi. The ANC claims that Buthelezi is employing the department to undermine ANC-led municipalities. This follows Buthelezi's criticism of the uMkhanyakude District Municipality, which plans to purchase five specialized water tankers worth R14.6 million with installments over 36 months.
Buthelezi deemed this expenditure financially irresponsible and suggested its cancellation, asserting that the department has already procured water tankers for local municipalities under the district.
The ANC maintains that the district has acted appropriately and accuses Buthelezi of engaging in political grandstanding. Sifiso Sonjica, the ANC's spokesperson in KZN, asserts that Buthelezi is unfairly targeting their municipalities while overlooking IFP-led municipalities that have also acquired water tankers. "We are dealing with an MEC who is hellbent on using his position as a partisan tool to fight the ANC.
This is enough now. We have called on the Premier to remove Reverend Buthelezi from Cogta," Sonjica declares. "Cogta is a vital department, and we must see our people liberated from misery and poverty. Water is essential. So, uMkhanyakudee is doing the right thing and they must defy him."
Written by urgent.news from SABC News's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
