ANC want councillors' ousting probed
2013-02-19 22:12
Johannesburg - The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday called
for an investigation after two of its councillors were unseated by opposition
parties in the Imbabazane municipality in June last year.
A member of the National Freedom Party and another of the
IFP were appointed to replace Mayor Phindile Strydom and Speaker Mondli Mkhize.
The KwaZulu- Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg ruled
last week that Strydom and Mkhize be re-instated.
"In terms of the Municipal Systems and the
Structures, only the speaker and duly appointed municipal manager can preside
over a council meeting. So the meeting that brought about the regime change was
declared illegal by the court," said spokesperson for the ANC in the
province Bongani Mthembu.
He said those who were responsible for the turmoil should
be dealt with accordingly and the salaries they received while they served in
their illegal positions should be repaid.
"We urge the MEC for co-operative governance, Nomusa
Dube, to leave no stone unturned in ensuring that those who plunged the
municipality into the state of chaos are held accountable," he said.
- SAPA
