Nelson Mandela Bay speaker cancels Bobani no confidence motion amid safety concerns

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At the 11th-hour, Nelson Mandela Bay council speaker Buyelwa Mafaya has cancelled a motion of no confidence in mayor Mongameli Bobani.

News24 understands that councillors received word of the cancellation early on Thursday morning - just hours before it was scheduled to be debated.

Mafaya told News24 she could not speak to the media because she was trying to quell fires sparked by her decision.

NMB spokesperson Mthubanzi Mniki confirmed the early morning communication, which states that there are security risks linked to the combined special and ordinary meeting.


Mniki said the cancellation is due to the directive of the Speaker, which states that as per the advice received from the police of the high risk associated with this meeting.

"The Speaker profusely apologises for any inconvenience this cancellation would cause," said Mniki.

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Nelson Mandela Bay speaker cancels Bobani no confidence motion amid safety concerns

At the 11th-hour, Nelson Mandela Bay council speaker Buyelwa Mafaya has cancelled a motion of no confidence in mayor Mongameli Bobani.

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[Hemps]

Is this the same idiot that was swiveling in his chair like he hadn't sat in one before?

 

[Hemi300c]

Buying time to make plans.

 

[TysonRoux]

Playing into the hands of the bobjaan.

A DA councillor told News24 that Mafaya claimed intelligence she had received from the police led to her decision. However, soon after the speaker's office confirmed the postponement Eastern Cape police commissioner Lieutenant-General Liziwe Ntshinga refuted "any statement indicating that the meeting must be called off on the advice of the SAPS".