Holomisa has no case against us - Trollip
30 August 2017
Johannesburg - Nelson Mandela Bay mayor, Athol Trollip says that United Democratic Movement (UDM) leader, Bantu Holomisa, has no legal case against the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the case of ousted former deputy mayor, Mongameli Bobani.
“All we had to do was a vote of no confidence, which we did. All the parties participated – ANC, EFF, AIC…there was a quorum, so I don’t know what Holomisa is going to challenge in court if there was a quorum,” said Trollip.
This in response to a question from a journalist on UDM leader Bantu Holomisa’s intention to initiate legal action against the DA for removing Bobani as deputy mayor after a vote of no confidence at a council meeting. The question was posed at a briefing on Tuesday on the DA’s plan for jobs in the DA-run metros in Johannesburg.
Trollip said Bobani was removed on August 24 because he did not act like a coalition partner and constantly voted against decisions made by the coalition along with EFF and ANC members over the past eight months. He said that Bobani had caused instability as a councillor and that his behaviour was "untenable".