Tshwane mayor Kgosientso Ramokgopa has thrown his support behind the ANC’s mayoral candidate for the capital city Thoko Didiza‚ who will take over from him if the party retains its hold on the municipality in the local government polls.
Didiza’s candidature was officially announced on Monday morning following a consensus reached by ANC leaders in the Gauteng and the Tshwane regional leadership. The ANC announced its list of mayoral candidates at the weekend‚ except for Tshwane. The party’s regional executive committee (REC) had tabled three names for the city‚ but the provincial executive committee (PEC) was not convinced. Didiza was a compromise candidate.
Ramokgopa‚ who is also the ANC’s Tshwane chairman‚ was on the party’s candidate list for the August 3 election‚ but was not one of the names submitted for mayoral candidate.
His deputy in the region‚ Mapiti Matsena‚ was one of the three names submitted by the REC for Tshwane mayor‚ but rejected by the PEC.
Ramokgopa said the region was “unanimous and enthusiastically” behind Didiza.
“It’s going to be our singular and collective business to ensure the ANC retains the municipality and that comrade Thoko is given an opportunity to thrive‚” he said.
“At a political level we will make sure we provide the necessary infrastructure to allow for conditions for her to thrive.”
This is not the end of the road for Ramokgopa‚ who will return to the Tshwane executive as a councillor in the new administration should the ANC retain the metro.
Kgosientso Ramokgopa backs Thoko Didiza for Tshwane mayoral post
Didiza’s candidature was officially announced on Monday morning following a consensus reached by ANC leaders in the Gauteng and the Tshwane regional leadership. The ANC announced its list of mayoral candidates at the weekend‚ except for Tshwane. The party’s regional executive committee (REC) had tabled three names for the city‚ but the provincial executive committee (PEC) was not convinced. Didiza was a compromise candidate.
Ramokgopa‚ who is also the ANC’s Tshwane chairman‚ was on the party’s candidate list for the August 3 election‚ but was not one of the names submitted for mayoral candidate.
His deputy in the region‚ Mapiti Matsena‚ was one of the three names submitted by the REC for Tshwane mayor‚ but rejected by the PEC.
Ramokgopa said the region was “unanimous and enthusiastically” behind Didiza.
“It’s going to be our singular and collective business to ensure the ANC retains the municipality and that comrade Thoko is given an opportunity to thrive‚” he said.
“At a political level we will make sure we provide the necessary infrastructure to allow for conditions for her to thrive.”
This is not the end of the road for Ramokgopa‚ who will return to the Tshwane executive as a councillor in the new administration should the ANC retain the metro.
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