No confidence vote for DA's Potch mayor
2013-02-26 14:32
Potchefstroom - A vote of no confidence in Tlokwe mayor
Annette Combrink was passed by the municipal council on Tuesday.
The vote and the motion of no confidence was passed by 30
votes to 22. Voting will now start for a new mayor.
As Combrink left the desk at the front of the council house,
Councillor David Legoete who brought the motion, gave her a mock standing
ovation.
Combrink pulled a face and gave him a thumbs down sign.
Legoete brought the motion, on behalf of the African
National Congress caucus in Tlokwe city council, to have Combrink be removed
from office with immediate effect.
Bound by DA policies
In the motion, Legoete said Combrink was a member of the
Democratic Alliance and as such was bound by the policies of the DA.
"The major constituents within the jurisdiction of the
Tlokwe City Council voted for the ANC and therefore expect the executive mayor
to abide by the national, provincial and local policies, and manifestos of the
ANC to be implemented for purposes of service delivery to them," he submitted.
"It is [untenable] for the Tlokwe city council, which
has the majority of councillors representing the ANC, [to be] led by a member
of the DA in the executive."
Fighting ANC factions passed a motion of no confidence in
party-aligned mayor Maphetle Maphetle in November.
He was replaced by Combrink - the first DA mayor in the
province - when she defeated ANC candidate Lucky Tsagae by 20 votes to 19 for
the mayoral position.
The ANC now wants the position back.
Councillors will now vote for either Combrink or Maphetle to
take back the mayoral position.
- SAPA
