BY REGINALD KANYANE

ANC provincial secretary in North West, Dakota Legoete said that the party had completed its councilors’ nomination process and was ready for August 3.

Even in areas where there were disputes, the party said it had managed to clear those.

“We have completed the nomination process for councilors. However, we have received challenges from other areas. Some members alleged that there were elected members who were not eligible. But I can confirm that we have sorted that out.

“We are very adamant that our people will continue to vote for us. ANC as the ruling party will continue to ensure that local government works better for the people. We shall work with the people to continue giving effect to their constitutional rights and thereby advancing people’s power to determine their own destinies,” Legoete said.

He added that the ANC has ensured that those deployed in municipalities are capacitated and have the requisite skills to do their work. Legoete said in cases where some ANC councilors did not perform well, they encouraged communities to hold them accountable and report their concerns.

“We have acted on these concerns by replacing some councilors and strengthening others. The ANC remains the people’s movement. It puts people at the centre of its activities. For this reason, we have involved communities in the process of nominating candidates for the forthcoming 2016 municipal elections.

“This has helped in choosing the best candidates to be ANC public representatives. We believe that councilors must sign performance agreements. They must also report regularly to the communities on their work. This will give power to the people in holding their representatives accountable and making local government work better,” Legoete said.

Meanwhile, the DA in North West said they were shocked that ANC President Jacob Zuma continued to make empty promises to the people of the province. DA leader, Joe McGluwa said communities embarked on protests because of non-delivery of basic services.

Zuma was in Taung on Sunday during ANC provincial manifesto launch ahead of local elections. McGluwa said Zuma once again promised better medical care, jobs, basic services amongst other things.

“Just last week, residents of Christiana, Bloemhof, Ramoshana and other villages took to the streets to show their frustration over non delivery of services. They are asking for schools, clinics and jobs. The angry protesters said they were angry that the ANC could not deliver on basic services they were promised,” he said.

However, ANC alliances partners COSATU, SANCO and SACP said they believe that ANC will deliver and was the only political party that has changed the lives of the people for the better.

-TDN

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