Nqaba Bhanga Says Only Courts, No Confidence Motion Will Remove Him As NMB Mayor

THE DA announced on Wednesday that CoGTA MEC Xolile Nqatha does not have the power to declare election of Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Nqaba Bhanga as invalid, challenging him to go to court if he so wishes.

Bhanga, the Eastern Cape DA leader, was elected as the new mayor during a chaotic council meeting on Friday.

The DA said the letter by the Eastern Cape MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs addressed to the office of the Speaker regarding last week’s Nelson Mandela Bay council meeting, is devoid of any truth and in extreme bad faith.

In the letter, Nqatha states the election of an Acting Speaker and, therefore, the election of a Mayor at last week’s Nelson Mandela Bay special council meeting, was unlawful and therefore null and void. This could not be further from the truth.

The Acting City Manager, Mandla George called for nominations for the