Members of Provinces had mixed views about the work of the council over the the past five years.
Members of the National Council of Provinces had mixed views about the Council’s work over the past five years. They made their farewell speeches during the last plenary session of the NCOP, the sixth Parliament.
“We set out to do by contributing to the crafting the policy priorities of the sixth Parliament. At the core of these was strengthening oversight and accountability. By doing so among other things improving the effectiveness of public involvement. Since then we made every effort to contribute to the progress and the strengthening of our democracy. We did so by ensuring that the NCOP carries out its mandate as directed by the constitution.
“The sixth parliament also received the Zondo Commission Report as recommendations on State Capture. I need to highlight one aspect mentioned in this report also reflecting on the NCOP. The failure of parliament to discharge its constitutional responsibilities and obligations specifically with reference to oversight and accountability. The result of business as usual.
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