Unseating of the kleptocratic ANC in NMB a step in the right direction for Project 2024
22 September 2022
ActionSA Eastern Cape Provincial Chairperson Athol Trollip congratulates the new coalition government that is led by new Mayor Retief Odendaal.
This is an example of how quickly change can happen. Those parties that decided to side with the ANC last year came to their senses and realised that their supporters would punish them for aligning with the kleptocratic ANC.
Having seen first-hand the havoc wreaked on the Metro by the ANC in NMB when I became Executive Mayor by unseating the ANC in 2016, I am confident that the residents will begin to see better service delivery.
This period of coalition might be fraught with challenges as the partners learn to cooperate and collaborate in the interest of good governance, but this is better than any ANC-led government which has proven itself to be unreliable for decades.