Mayor De Lille condemns ANC for bringing ungovernability campaign into Council

The DA condemns the actions of the ANC in the Council today, 28 January 2015.

The ANC tried to disrupt a Council meeting and were asked to stop by the Speaker.

After they refused, the Speaker asked them to leave the meeting, which they refused to do.

The Speaker then asked the ANC to leave the Council chamber for disobeying the rules.

This they also refused to do.

The Speaker then chose to reconvene the meeting in an alternative room with political parties who respected the rules.

This is not the National Parliament where people are forced to leave by the police.

The ANC tried to force their way into the meeting and were prevented by law enforcement officers from doing so as they had disobeyed the rules.

The law enforcement officers did not use riot gear and did not retaliate, despite being provoked and spat at by ANC councillors.

The behaviour of the ANC today is a disgrace.

This is part of their campaign to make the City ungovernable.

They behaved like thugs today.

We have been elected to do a job and we will do that at all costs.

We had business today, including the passing of the adjustment budget.

The ANC will not stop the DA from governing this city.

They should be ashamed of themselves and their tactics.

Statement issued by Patricia de Lille, Executive Mayor of the City of Cape Town, January 28 2015

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