North West ANC warns councillors against losing support through inaction
NORTH West premier and ANC provincial chairman Supra Mahumapelo has urged newly elected councils to work hard to ensure the ANC retains the municipalities."Remember the position that you are in does not belong to you‚ it belongs to ANC. The ANC has just (lent) you those positions temporarily‚" he told councillors at Embassy Hall in Mahikeng on Monday.Mahumapelo said even though the ANC had won all 22 municipalities and district municipalities in the North West‚ the province still faced backlogs in the provision of water‚ roads and housing, and he asked councillors to work hand in hand with the government to eradicate them.He said many residents had not voted in the recent local government elections because councillors were not engaging with them to address their problems."The community decided to stay at home and not vote because they are angry, but we must congratulate our communities for staying at home and not going to the opposition. They are saying to the ANC‚ we want you to co...
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