By Staff Reporter

Office of Premier distances itself from attack on North West Provincial Legislature and Chairperson of Scopa.

The Office of the North West Premier distances itself from the attack on the North West Provincial Legislature and the Chairperson of Standing Committee on Public Accounts, Patrick Chauke attributed to member of the Provincial Council on Aids, Neo Moepi as published under the caption“Leave me alone – Scopa’s Patrick Chauke” in The New Age of Monday 18 March 2013.

Though Moepi is a member of the Provincial Council on Aids and an employee in the Office of the Premier, the views expressed by him in his capacity as Provincial Chairperson of People Living with HIV and Aids (PPLWHA) do not represent those of the Office of the Premier and or Provincial Council on Aids.

Moepi was not mandated by the Provincial Council on Aids to speak on its behalf on the findings of the Auditor General on the non-submission of the 2011/2012 financial statements for audit.

We wish to reiterate that Premier as a former Speaker of the North West Provincial Legislature and Chairperson of the Defence committee in the National Assembly understands oversight by portfolio committees in the Provincial Legislature and distances herself from those who see SCOPA, its chairperson and members as adversaries.

Premier Modise remains committed to clean governance and welcomes efforts that support her stance against maladministration, fraud and corruption irrespective of who is involved.