THE ANC in the Ekurhuleni region has accepted chairperson Mzwandile Masina’s withdrawal of his resignation after he had offered to resign as the mayor of the City of Ekurhuleni, in a Twitter storm on Monday night.
A statement by the Regional Executive Committee (REC), the highest decision-making body between conferences in the region, said Masina remained the chairperson of the region.
“During the REC meeting, the Regional Chairperson (Masina) expressed his intention to resign as the executive mayor of the City of Ekurhuleni. The REC collectively rejected the resignation after a robust discussion on the matter,” read the statement .
“It was agreed that such a decision would reverse the good work of the coalition government in the City of Ekurhuleni and destabilize the political environment in the Region.”
The REC also took stock of the concerted efforts by certain media houses to project the views of the Regional Chairperson
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