ANC chief whip Pemmy Majodina says moving parliament to Tshwane is not a priority while the country is facing a high unemployment rate, inequality and underdevelopment.
“The debate about moving parliament to Pretoria has financial implications, it has constitutional implications,” Majodina said on Monday.
“We cannot prioritise the moving of parliament when we have a high rate of unemployment, underdevelopment and inequality.” She was confident parliament’s work would not be deterred by the fire that gutted some of the legislature’s key buildings. “We are going to make sure everything happens, even if it means we are going to meet on a field, we are going to do that. We are public representatives. We were not elected to sit on the benches. We were elected to work for the people,” she said.The ANC’s “caucus room” has been destroyed and the offices affected are those occupied by ANC MPs.
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