Speaker agrees that Nkandla ad hoc committee should begin work "as soon as possible"
The DA has received a response to our urgent correspondence to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Max Sisulu, following the ANC's delaying of the Nkandla ad hoc committee.
The DA had written to Mr Sisulu following our concerns that the ANC was delaying the start of the committee by not timeously submitting the names of ANC MPs who will serve on the committee.
Given that the committee must report back to Parliament by 30 April 2014, we had argued time is of the essence and the committee must meet this week.
The Speaker makes it clear in his correspondence that he agrees that the committee should begin its work "as soon as possible".
Indeed, that is the reason why we immediately submitted the names of our nominees to the Secretary of Parliament soon after it was announced.