Johnathan Paoli
THE African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has called on recently-elected Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi to finalise the appointment of members of the executive council (MECs) of the government of provincial unity (GPU).
Mbalula confirmed during a media briefing on Wednesday that the Premier is expected to announce the MECs in the evening and said the soon to be appointed Gauteng GPU will immediately engage with the crucial issues of the province.
Mbalula said that the modalities of constituting the provincial cabinet remained the crucial sticking point in negotiations.
He said the negotiating process followed in Gauteng was determined by the provincial leadership, in consultation with the national leadership, and guided by the national leadership in terms of the Strategic Framework the party’s national elective committee has adopted.
The SG criticised the narrative of breakdown between the parties’ provincial structures, and said the election of the speaker,
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