Patriotic Alliance leader in Nelson Mandela Bay Marlon Daniels addresses a press conference Image: Screengrab
By: Staff Reporter
There could soon be a new coalition government in Nelson Mandela Bay as early as next week, this is according to a report in the Herald LIVE .
Economic development, tourism and agriculture portfolio committee political boss, Marlon Daniels announced at a news conference at the PA’s Gelvandale office in Port Elizabeth that plans were afoot to change governance in the Bay — again…
The five parties have a combined 61 seats in the council, meaning should they agree on who should occupy which position, they would have the majority to form a new government.
The ANC, EFF, UDM and the AIC have a combined 59 seats.
The inclusion of the UF came as a surprise as it was never part of the DA-led coalition which was removed from power in August 2018.
Pointing to how the PA and the ANC’s relationship had also broken down in Johannesburg, Daniels said they could not continue being in partnership with a party that he claimed condoned corruption.
Daniels said he had been meeting with DA Eastern Cape leader Nqaba Bhanga, whom he said had an “appetite to take over City Hall”.
He, however, warned that they would do what “we are known for and flip-flop”.
“We are going to usher in a new government next week,” he said, adding that 61 councillors have signed a petition calling for an election of a mayor, speaker and council chief whip.
