New Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Athol Trollip says he will present his 100 days plan at a special council meeting next Thursday‚ while his deputy enthusiastically pronounced “there will be no Christmas” as there was work to be done.
Speaking shortly being sworn in as mayor – with mayoral chains being draped around his neck – the Democratic Alliance’s Trollip vowed there would be no political interference as municipal officials went about their work.
“Over the past year I have committed to delivering three things if elected as your mayor and now that this has come to pass‚ I must fulfill what I promised. I said we will stop corruption‚ create jobs and deliver better services. No elaborate grandiose promises that have little prospect for ever coming to fruition‚” he said.
Mongameli Bobani from the United Democratic Movement was chosen as deputy mayor‚ after being nominated by Trollip.
He said: “As this team that represents the rainbow nation‚ we are going to work. There will be no Christmas. We are ready for the challenge. To our ANC colleagues‚ we expect them to play an oversight role. We appeal to them to join us and work with us.”
Trollip commented‚ “Political instability in this Metro has rendered this city moribund and unresponsive...It is time to lock the revolving doors of corruption‚ cadre deployment and cronyism and bring about a new model of administration by this multi-party government that will eschew the blight of such practices and that ushers in a model of good government...”.
Earlier on Thursday‚ the ceremonial event was adjourned for 10 minutes after ANC councillors arrived late‚ with ANC councillor Andile Lungisa handing a document over to acting city manager Johann Mettler‚ who at that point was steering the meeting.
Mettler refused to keep the document and told Lungisa that all councillors who were outside should enter the Feather Market Centre. Lungisa tried to pursuade Mettler to leave his seat and go out and ensure that the security allow the ANC councillors to enter‚ but the acting city manager remained seated and told the councillors to make their way into the hall. Most of the ANC’s councillors entered shortly after to loud jeering from the crowd‚ who booed the ANC.
Mettler earlier confirmed he had received a letter from Cape Town-based legal firm BXI Attorneys claiming ANC dissatisfaction with the allocation of proportional representation seats.
UDM's deputy mayor invites ANC to work with DA-led coalition in new Mandela metro
New Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Athol Trollip says he will present his 100 days plan at a special council meeting next Thursday‚ while his deputy enthusiastically pronounced “there will be no Christmas” as there was work to be done.
Speaking shortly being sworn in as mayor – with mayoral chains being draped around his neck – the Democratic Alliance’s Trollip vowed there would be no political interference as municipal officials went about their work.
“Over the past year I have committed to delivering three things if elected as your mayor and now that this has come to pass‚ I must fulfill what I promised. I said we will stop corruption‚ create jobs and deliver better services. No elaborate grandiose promises that have little prospect for ever coming to fruition‚” he said.
Mongameli Bobani from the United Democratic Movement was chosen as deputy mayor‚ after being nominated by Trollip.
He said: “As this team that represents the rainbow nation‚ we are going to work. There will be no Christmas. We are ready for the challenge. To our ANC colleagues‚ we expect them to play an oversight role. We appeal to them to join us and work with us.”
Trollip commented‚ “Political instability in this Metro has rendered this city moribund and unresponsive...It is time to lock the revolving doors of corruption‚ cadre deployment and cronyism and bring about a new model of administration by this multi-party government that will eschew the blight of such practices and that ushers in a model of good government...”.
Earlier on Thursday‚ the ceremonial event was adjourned for 10 minutes after ANC councillors arrived late‚ with ANC councillor Andile Lungisa handing a document over to acting city manager Johann Mettler‚ who at that point was steering the meeting.
Mettler refused to keep the document and told Lungisa that all councillors who were outside should enter the Feather Market Centre. Lungisa tried to pursuade Mettler to leave his seat and go out and ensure that the security allow the ANC councillors to enter‚ but the acting city manager remained seated and told the councillors to make their way into the hall. Most of the ANC’s councillors entered shortly after to loud jeering from the crowd‚ who booed the ANC.
Mettler earlier confirmed he had received a letter from Cape Town-based legal firm BXI Attorneys claiming ANC dissatisfaction with the allocation of proportional representation seats.
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