Johannesburg MayorDada Morerohas survived yet another motion of no confidence, this time tabled by his own coalition partners. The motion was brought by former mayorKabelo GwamandaofAl Jama-ah, who cited service delivery issues and Morero’s failure to consult coalition partners on decisions. However, during Tuesday’s council sitting, Gwamanda withdrew the motion.
Sources told theMail & Guardianthat during a meeting of the council’s political management committee (PMC) on Monday, there was a resolution for Gwamanda to withdraw the motion against Morero. The PMC is a structure composed of leaders of the political parties that form part of the city’s ruling coalition, including the ANC, theEconomic Freedom Fighters,and thePatriotic Alliance. The committee handles disputes within the coalition.
“Both Al Jama-ah and the UDM indicated that they would be withdrawing the motion. However, there were issues they still wanted to discuss in relation to governance and services to communities,” Morero added. Gwamanda told journalists that his party had been let down by the leadership of the political management committee, which he said was not leading in a way that allowed political parties to share constructive views on how to take the local government forward.
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He accused committee leaders of adopting a “draconian style” of leadership, which did not work for elected officials. “It was not until we had a follow-up PMC meeting where the mayor was present that he understood the concerns raised by Al Jama-ah through me,” Gwamanda said. “In that meeting, he was asked to provide possible solutions on how the issues we raised could be addressed and mitigated, not just through dialogue but through proposals that Al Jama-ah and other political parties in the government could consider so that service delivery is carried out in a satisfactory manner across the board.” He said diverse communities elected councillors, and their job was to ensure services were delivered fairly and without political bias.
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