THE ANC Youth League in Gauteng and leading opposition parties, including the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), are calling for the resignation of Premier David Makhura after he was implicated in a number of COVID-19 personal protection equipment scandals.
The calls for Makhura’s resignation comes amid a full-scale investigation into PPE corruption by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU).
An affidavit deposed by the Gauteng Department of Health’s former chief financial officer Kabelo Lehloenya alleges that Makhura was at the centre of awarding of multimillion rand PPE tenders, giving instructions to which companies should be appointed to supply and deliver PPE in the province.
The youth league said at the weekend that Makhura should step aside and be hauled before the party’s Integrity Commission for his role in the PPE corruption scandals.
The league is also calling for Makhura to hold Basic Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi
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