Nelson Mandela Bay Metro mayor Danny Jordaan said on Thursday that as his name hasn’t been mentioned in the US indictment alleging corruption and bribery relating to the 2010 World Cup‚ there’s no reason to speak about it publicly.
But‚ if the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) Solly Malatsi gets his way‚ Jordaan will be doing just that in front of Parliament’s portfolio committee on sport and recreation.
Malatsi‚ the DA’s shadow minister for sport‚ said on Friday that he has written to chairperson Beauty Dlulane to demand that Jordaan appear before the committee.
"This follows the publication of a letter authorising the $10 million payment to Concacaf‚ this time from Dr Danny Jordaan‚" a statement from Malatsi’s office said.
RDM reported on Friday that Jordaan’s letter to "Fifa’s general secretary‚ Jerome Valcke‚ which has been published by the Mail & Guardian‚ reveals how South Africa badgered Fifa to pay US$10m to Jack Warner via the Concacaf federation over several months".
Jordaan’s letter‚ written in December 2007‚ appeared to outline the scheme for getting this money to Warner‚ saying: "I want to suggest that Fifa deducts this amount ($10m) from the LOC’s future operational budget and deals directly with the Diaspora legacy support programme."
He also suggested that "an agreement be drawn up between all the parties to formalise the matter".
This letter was apparently ignored by Valcke because in May 2008 Jordaan’s colleague‚ Molefi Oliphant‚ found it necessary to write another letter making the same demand.
"Jordaan‚ Molefi Oliphant and other key officials need to present their case to the South African people on the allegations of corruption that threaten to blemish the 2010 World Cup‚ which all of us regard as a beacon of national pride‚" said Malatsi.
He said the DA wrote to the chairperson of the committee a week ago "to request that she summon…then CEO of the bid committee‚ Dr Danny Jordaan‚ to account"‚ but "the committee decided to wait and see what further developments would emerge and did not commit firmly to deal with these allegations".
"We do not want to hear details of the alleged corruption from international organisations and individuals‚ bit by bit‚" said Malatsi.
"The quickest way for our South African officials to clear their names‚ or clarify‚ is for a parliamentary briefing to urgently take place."
The DA also took issue with sports minister Fikile Mbalula reportedly saying "we have put all the facts out there."
"This is a clearly misleading declaration‚" said Malatsi.
"Almost every day since this scandal broke‚ new pieces of information have come to light. Therefore an inquiry established as an act of Parliament must and should summon all members of the Bid Committee and any government officials who were intimately involved in the bid process for the 2010 World Cup."
Summon Jordaan to appear before Parliament‚ DA demands
But‚ if the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) Solly Malatsi gets his way‚ Jordaan will be doing just that in front of Parliament’s portfolio committee on sport and recreation.
Malatsi‚ the DA’s shadow minister for sport‚ said on Friday that he has written to chairperson Beauty Dlulane to demand that Jordaan appear before the committee.
"This follows the publication of a letter authorising the $10 million payment to Concacaf‚ this time from Dr Danny Jordaan‚" a statement from Malatsi’s office said.
RDM reported on Friday that Jordaan’s letter to "Fifa’s general secretary‚ Jerome Valcke‚ which has been published by the Mail & Guardian‚ reveals how South Africa badgered Fifa to pay US$10m to Jack Warner via the Concacaf federation over several months".
Jordaan’s letter‚ written in December 2007‚ appeared to outline the scheme for getting this money to Warner‚ saying: "I want to suggest that Fifa deducts this amount ($10m) from the LOC’s future operational budget and deals directly with the Diaspora legacy support programme."
He also suggested that "an agreement be drawn up between all the parties to formalise the matter".
This letter was apparently ignored by Valcke because in May 2008 Jordaan’s colleague‚ Molefi Oliphant‚ found it necessary to write another letter making the same demand.
"Jordaan‚ Molefi Oliphant and other key officials need to present their case to the South African people on the allegations of corruption that threaten to blemish the 2010 World Cup‚ which all of us regard as a beacon of national pride‚" said Malatsi.
He said the DA wrote to the chairperson of the committee a week ago "to request that she summon…then CEO of the bid committee‚ Dr Danny Jordaan‚ to account"‚ but "the committee decided to wait and see what further developments would emerge and did not commit firmly to deal with these allegations".
"We do not want to hear details of the alleged corruption from international organisations and individuals‚ bit by bit‚" said Malatsi.
"The quickest way for our South African officials to clear their names‚ or clarify‚ is for a parliamentary briefing to urgently take place."
The DA also took issue with sports minister Fikile Mbalula reportedly saying "we have put all the facts out there."
"This is a clearly misleading declaration‚" said Malatsi.
"Almost every day since this scandal broke‚ new pieces of information have come to light. Therefore an inquiry established as an act of Parliament must and should summon all members of the Bid Committee and any government officials who were intimately involved in the bid process for the 2010 World Cup."
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