DA calls on Premier Makhura to take special leave pending the PPE scandal investigations
25 January 2021
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng is calling on the Gauteng Premier, David Makhura to take urgent special leave pending the outcomes of the Special Investigative Unit (SIU) investigations into the PPE scandal.
The DA is not surprised to learn that Premier Makhura has been implicated in the awarding of the multi-million personal protective equipment (PPEs) tenders by the former Gauteng Health Department chief financial officer, KabeloLehloenya.
In her affidavit at the special tribunal, Lehloenya stated that Premier Makhura gave her the names of the companies to appoint to supply and deliver PPEs in the province.
This PPE corruption scandal happened under Makhura’s watch and he didn’t do anything to prevent it.