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Buffalo City Metro Development Agency CEO Bulumko Nelana has been suspended by the agency's new interim board just a month after his five-year contract was extended for a second term.
Buffalo City Municipality’s council ignored concerns from the legal section of city’s development agency that there was no applicable legislation for the appointment of an interim board of a municipal entity, which was ultimately appointed amid contestation from the opposition. Concerns were raised by the Buffalo City Municipality Development Agency’s legal section before the expiry of the term of the previous board of the agency on August 31.
The ANC caucus in the Buffalo City Municipality has snubbed mayor Xola Pakati’s recommendations for an extension of the city’s development agency board’s term of office pending the finalisation of the recruitment process for a permanent board. The board of the BCM Development Agency’s term came to an end on midnight on Wednesday, while the recruitment for a permanent board had not yet been concluded.
Opposition parties in the Buffalo City Metro have registered their dissent over the appointment of the interim board of the city’s development agency, saying the process lacked transparency. Buffalo City Municipality Development Agency’s interim board was appointed at a special council meeting on Wednesday amid contestation from the opposition.