City of Johannesburg mayor and ANC regional chair, Dada Moreo. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/The Citizen The mayor of Johannesburg, Dada Morero, says it would not be the end of the world if he is not chosen to become the mayoral candidate for the ANC in Johannesburg. He was speaking toThe Citizenat the party’s 16th regional elective conference in the north of Johannesburg on Wednesday night.
“If one is not nominated, it’s not the end of the world. I was not born a mayor I was just at the right place having led the ANC, I have political credentials and work credentials it is the ANC that said come in,” he said. Morero’s comments come at a time when his party has not finalised the names of potential candidates for the Johannesburg mayoral candidacy.
The Citizenunderstands that the regional executive committee will recommend names to the mother body, which will then make a final decision on who becomes the mayoral candidate for the party. The Citizenunderstands that the regional executive committee will recommend names to the mother body, which will then make a final decision on who becomes the mayor Traditionally, the ANC would nominate the region’s chairperson as its mayoral candidate. However, Morero’s comments come in light of reports that the parties’ mother body could bring in a bigwig from their national structures to run for mayor.
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Morero willsquare offagainst Loyiso Masukufor the position of regional chairperson of the party. Masukuis the outgoing deputy regional secretary of the region. 300 delegates will vote for their preferred candidate.
Whenthe conference started on Wednesday evening, it was still unclear whether both sides had enough numbers to win the conference. “It’s a contest, so I suppose that every contender supposes that they are winning, so we will see the results when they come in tomorrow,” Morero said.
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