Newly elected North West premier Bushy Maape has promised service delivery and jobs as he takes over the province.
“I make this promise that we, as a collective, will not disappoint you as the organisation and neither will we disappoint the people of North West,” said Maape.We don’t have a long story ... We just want to talk about service delivery and job creation.“We don’t have a long story to tell you. We just want to talk about service delivery and job creation.”He urged opposition parties to focus on what was important for the people of North West, instead of grandstanding.
“We want to commit ourselves to fight poverty, inequality and unemployment, particularly among the youth. We commit to combat gender-based violence whenever it raises its stubborn and ugly head. “Together we will form a strong battalion against corruption. We continue to join hands with others to fight against Covid-19.Maape was brought in by the ANC to replace Mokgoro after the former premier fell out with the interim provincial committee., who was forced out of office following violent service delivery protests in the provincial capital Mahikeng.
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