Buffalo City Metro’s municipal public accounts committee a watchdog over the city’s finances has been questioned after it booked accommodation for councillors attending a meeting held at the East London ICC.At the heart of the queries was why councillors should be booked into a hotel to attend the three-day meeting when it was held in their hometown.
Opposition parties in the Buffalo City Metro council want councillors and senior managers in the city to submit their qualifications for scrutiny following mayor Princess Faku’s battle with the University of Fort Hare over her law degree.This comes after the official opposition DA filed a motion to be discussed at Friday’s council meeting calling for the qualifications to be verified.
Buffalo City Metro mayoral committee member for finance Noma-Africa Maxongo intends filing a complaint against mayor Princess Faku with the regional and provincial leadership of the ANC.
If the provincial ANC’s “wish list” of possible nominations for MPs and MPLs is anything to go by, former Buffalo City Metro mayor Xola Pakati, as well as his former deputy, are likely to be off to parliament after the 2024 general elections with more provincial big guns likely to secure top jobs.
The provincial ANC leadership has decided not to fill the position of Buffalo City Metro deputy mayor at least for now. Provincial spokesperson Loyiso Magqashela on Friday indicated that there were no immediate plans to fill the post. The position became vacant when Princess Faku was elected executive mayor last week.