Former Joburg mayor Mpho Phalatse dismisses claims of a rift within the DA 🙆♂️Read what she said 😮 mphophalatse mphophalatsemustgo
“Since then, Colleen Makhubele and others have been trying to score mileage out of this unlawful council coup, or disguise the fact that they were complicit in handing Johannesburg back to the ANC.on Wednesday.Phalatse insisted there was “no rift” in the DA, adding that she has “the full backing of the party and its national leadership”.
It was alleged DA Federal Council chair Helen Zille’s refusal to grant the request prompted the Patriotic Alliance to abandon the coalition and vote with the opposition to installALSO READ:“Our detractors will now have you believe that this is evidence of arrogance – an unwillingness to compromise or share power in a coalition. These accusations are nothing but a smokescreen designed to distract from what’s really going on,” the former mayor said on Wednesday.
With her application set to be heard next week, Phalatse further said she would not allow “the coalition of corruption to simply waltz back in”“It is a pity that some, who have abandoned the coalition, have now given power back to the ANC. This is not what their voters wanted, and I call upon them to reconsider. They have shown that a vote for parties that let us down is actually a vote for the ANC,” she said.
“Some have accused me of wanting to keep power. Not so. For me, it is about serving the people, not power.”
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