Suspended public works director-general Sam Vukela has accused minister Patricia de Lille of issuing him with “unlawful and unreasonable instructions,” leading to the duo’s fallout.
“The minister does not have the authority to dictate who should be appointed to render a service on behalf of the department, let alone dictating to me who I should award a contract to,” charged Vukela.
This instruction, he said, came as a surprise to him as it was a “clear interference by the minister in the administration and supply chain management processes of the department”.
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