The blocking of the Democratic Alliance (DA) protest at the Port Elizabeth City Hall on Thursday is a precursor to “state abuse by the African National Congress (ANC)” in the upcoming local government elections.
The DA’s mayoral candidate in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro‚ Athol Trollip‚ said: “The reasons given for refusing our permission were spurious‚ and probably illegal.”
Speaking on the City Hall steps his party was refused permission to protest outside‚ Trollip added: “We have every right to march today‚ and the denial of this right by the NMB Municipality shows that the coming election will see state abuse by the ANC.”
Acting city manager Johann Mettler said the march was denied for security reasons‚ and said other institutions that had applied to stage a march on Thursday were also denied their requests.
President Jacob Zuma and other ruling party top brass is expected to arrive in the Bay on Thursday and security will thus be strengthened in the lead up to Saturday’s ANC manifesto launch.
On Thursday‚ Trollip said Zuma had “deployed” Mayor Danny Jordaan “to NMB…to do the ANC’s dirty work‚ and now it is clear also to use the municipality for ANC politics”.
“Under Danny Jordaan‚ the NMB municipality is being used to protect the ANC and Jacob Zuma‚ rather than protecting the people against corruption.”
“The DA was set to march for Change and in protection of the Constitution‚ showing up Jacob Zuma’s corruption and that Zuma has broken our Constitution and violated his oath of office.”
Denying permission DA’s PE protest is ‘state abuse’ by ANC
The DA’s mayoral candidate in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro‚ Athol Trollip‚ said: “The reasons given for refusing our permission were spurious‚ and probably illegal.”
Speaking on the City Hall steps his party was refused permission to protest outside‚ Trollip added: “We have every right to march today‚ and the denial of this right by the NMB Municipality shows that the coming election will see state abuse by the ANC.”
Acting city manager Johann Mettler said the march was denied for security reasons‚ and said other institutions that had applied to stage a march on Thursday were also denied their requests.
President Jacob Zuma and other ruling party top brass is expected to arrive in the Bay on Thursday and security will thus be strengthened in the lead up to Saturday’s ANC manifesto launch.
On Thursday‚ Trollip said Zuma had “deployed” Mayor Danny Jordaan “to NMB…to do the ANC’s dirty work‚ and now it is clear also to use the municipality for ANC politics”.
“Under Danny Jordaan‚ the NMB municipality is being used to protect the ANC and Jacob Zuma‚ rather than protecting the people against corruption.”
“The DA was set to march for Change and in protection of the Constitution‚ showing up Jacob Zuma’s corruption and that Zuma has broken our Constitution and violated his oath of office.”
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