EFF Gauteng provincial chairperson Nkululeko Dunga.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has commended Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi for defusing DA’s bullying tendencies by announcing his provincial cabinet without Helen Zille’s troops.
Lesufi unveiled his multi-party cabinet dominated by the ANC members which included three new MEC’s from Inkatha Freedom Party, Patriotic Alliance and Rise Mzansi.
EFF Gauteng provincial chairperson, Nkululeko Dunga expressed his discontentment that Lesufi has retained some MECs that “failed dismally” to accelerate service delivery to the people of Gauteng.
“While we commend the courage displayed by the ANC Gauteng in resisting the DA's bullying tactics and their exaggerated importance and entitlement to governmental positions in the province and nationwide, even at the risk of upsetting its national leadership which has demonstrated its preparedness to betray its historical mission as a liberation movement. The EFF is however unimpressed by the reappointment of the same old ANC leaders into government positions despite the clear dissatisfaction expressed by the people of Gauteng in the ballot,” said Dunga.
“Equally uninspiring is the apparent motivation behind the recycling of ANC leadership in government - to manage patronage and appease internal ANC factions, rather than appointing credible and dedicated individuals to serve the people of Gauteng.
“The recycling of this failed collective sadly, is a confirmation that the stark challenges of unemployment, high levels of crime, ailing infrastructure, failing economy, housing backlog, poor healthcare system and shortage of education spaces will sustain.”
Dunga said rewarding them with government positions is testimony that the ANC is not serious about enhancing people’s lives.
“Most importantly the EFF clearly articulated its intention and readiness to enter into government, before and after elections. This is because we strongly believe that the interests and aspirations of our people can be best advanced only by the capable and dedicated leadership of the EFF. The EFF remains the only ideologically and politically reliable alternative in the fight against capitalism, racism, corruption and poverty,” said Dunga.
He said however that the EFF respects the will of the voters in that while they have rejected the ANC, they did not give his party a solid mandate to form government on their own.
“The EFF will therefore assume its role as an effective opposition that will hold the current executive accountable. It remains our collective responsibility to continue the fight for economic freedom in our lifetime and we will carry this duty without fail,” he concluded.
Gauteng Solly Msimanga said has ridiculed Lesufi for appointing RISE Mzansi's national chairperson, Vuyiswa Ramokgopa, as MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, the Patriotic Alliance's Sheila Mary Peters, the MEC for Environment and the IFP's Bonginkosi Ndlovu the MEC for e-Government.
He said he finds the appointments frivolous while criticising the separation of the Department of e-Government from the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs portfolio.
Msimanga also said the DA is discontent with the establishment of the Department of Environment which he labelled politicking tendencies of gaining votes.
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