NMB Motion of no Confidence: Victory for the people
10 April 2018
The African National Congress (ANC) and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) today exposed themselves to be nothing more than disruptive forces in the council of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Municipality.
These parties disrupted a Special Council Meeting convened to hear several Motions of no Confidence, which included motions against Mayor Athol Trollip, Speaker Jonathan Lawack and Chief Whip Werner Senekal.
The Speaker permanently adjourned the meeting after these disruptions and therefore the ANC and EFF will have to get the support of 61 out of 120 councillors to place these motions back on the agenda. This will not happen, as the DA and its coalition partners take up 60 seats in the council.
The ANC and EFF collapsed today’s meeting because they knew they did not have enough votes and this highlights the fact that these opposition parties have nothing else to do but break down the Council and good governance in the Metro.