By OBAKENG MAJE
The ANC in North West said it will crack the whip on councillors who have been incompetent and use their positions for self-aggrandisement. This comes after the ruling party completed an intense process of assessing the performance of its councillors in all 22 municipalities.
ANC provincial spokesperson, Tumelo Maruping said in 2021, they took a resolution to assess all councillors in all municipalities and remove those who underperform. Maruping said the party views the sphere of local government as crucial when it comes to service delivery.
“You will remember that in 2021, we launched what we called a Local Government Barometer. Now, the Local Government Barometer is an assessment instrument, where we measure functionality of municipalities’ troikas and performance of councillors.
“This is a mid-term assessment, where the ANC is contacting all municipalities to assess their performance. So, where there is a need for interventions and let’s say a certain councillor or mayor must be removed, that is exactly what is going to happen. However, that decision will be informed by the assessment report that is going to be tabled,” he said.
Maruping further said they have already completed the assessment report and they are going to use it as a yardstick for deciding on the eligibility of councillors to continue representing the party. He added that they will table the report during the ANC Provincial Executive Committee meeting, where the report will have recommendations.
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