Dysfunctional North West ANC leads to dysfunctional governance – suspension of Premier Mokgoro's blurs lines between Party &State
1 February 2021
Note to Editors: Please click here for soundbites in English by Freddy Sonakile MPL, DA North West Deputy Provincial Leader.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the North West notes the ANC’s , including the membership of Premier Job Mokgoro, as announced yesterday.
This suspension of party membership is an internal ANC matter and is limited to the ANC’s own party political activities.
The instruction by the IPC that three members will continue with their legislative work, with one member wholly suspended, and that the Premier will continue with his executive work in government, subject to coordination with the ANC’s Chief Whip in the North West Provincial Legislature, is unconstitutional.