By Johnathan Paoli
Patriotic Alliance (PA) president Gayton McKenzie vowed that he and all PA officials will resign from government if Kenny Kunene is not reinstated to Johannesburg’s mayoral committee.
Speaking after the swearing in of the party’s deputy president and MMC of Roads and Transport as a councilor of Johannesburg, McKenzie expressed doubt regarding the intentions of the ANC in not reinstating Kunene to his full former position.
“That’s not good enough for us. Our deal is not for him to be a councillor. Our deal [with the ANC] is he will be MMC for roads and transport. If Tuesday Kenny Kunene has not been told he’s going back, I will resign. It will not only be me, the whole PA, all the Speakers, you will have a mass exodus,” McKenzie declared.
The minister made the threat during a ceremony honouring former political prisoners on Robben Island on Saturday,
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