South Africa: Did Mayor Jordaan Mislead MEC Xasa Over Linda MTI?

The DA can reveal that the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality did not properly inform MEC Xasa of the appointment of convicted criminal, Linda Mti, to high office in the Municipality, nor did it disclose Linda Mti’s criminal history and involvement in a multi-billion fraud scandal.

This renders the appointment irregular. The DA calls on MEC Xasa to launch an investigation into the irregular appointment of Linda Mti, and why NMB is withholding information on Mti’s appointment from the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature. I have written to MEC Xasa today, requesting his urgent investigation of Jordaan’s criminal pal, Linda Mti.

After repeatedly denying that Linda Mti was being considered for the Head of Safety and Security position, Mayor Jordaan has now been exposed for ramming through the appointment of his criminal pal, without due process.

In written Legislature replies, MEC Xasa outlines how his department “did not receive the documents relating to the appointment of Mr. Linda Mti” and was not furnished with a “submission relating to wrongdoing”.

See replies here.

Has Mayor Jordaan’s ANC avoided disclosing the details of this appointment in an attempt to prevent Mti’s criminal past being officially on record?

We cannot have criminals in high office in the NMB Metro and the DA will press on with the full investigation into Linda Mti’s appointment including pressing NMB Speaker Hermans to reveal the names and CVs of the alternative candidates, pressing the NPA to explain its failure to prosecute Linda Mti for the fraud and corruption identified against him by the SIU and calling upon MEC Xasa to investigate.

The DA believes in clean governance and will continue fighting for a free and fair Nelson Mandela Bay. The DA can win this year’s local government election in NMB, to deliver the change we need to move forward again.

Source: Democratic Alliance.

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