The Democratic Alliance (DA) in North West challenges Premier Mokgoro to snap out of his “great embarrassment” over allegations of corruption among Members of the Executive (MECs) and call for lifestyle audits by a credible service provider.

The recent media reports on MECs’ failure to account to the North West Provincial Legislature’s respective portfolio committees on the overall misappropriation of funds and tender fraud, is a crying shame, but being “embarrassed” about it, will not suffice.

It is common knowledge that the factionalism within the ANC compels the Premier to wait on the go-ahead of his political party – who has been responsible for 26 years of looting state coffers - to reshuffle his cabinet.

The least the Professor can do, is to order a lifestyle audit to save what is left of his stature.

In light of rampant corruption and consistent poor audit outcomes, the audit should be extended to all senior departmental officials and municipal accounting officers.

The DA in Western Cape, under the leadership of Premier Alan Winde, recently received the outcome of a two-year investigation conducted into the lifestyle of his entire Executive and their spouses. The report found that all led a lifestyle that corresponded to their income.

During his announcement of EXCO shortly after the 2019 general election, he undertook to conduct lifestyle audits. As proof of his commitment to clean governance, we call upon him to put his money where his mouth is by acting accordingly.

 

Issued by The DA