Ward 120 committee member responsible for infrastructure and service delivery, Joy Govender, has officially resigned from the African National Congress (ANC) with immediate effect from 8 June.
In a statement to GLOBE POST, Govender emphasised that her commitment to serving the community remains unchanged:
“I wish to let your readers know that I have officially resigned from the ANC with immediate effect. However, I will continue to serve the residents with regards to service delivery issues as that is my passion,” she said.
Here is her statement:
My decision followed what a broken commitment regarding my aspirations to become the next Ward 120 councillor. Ward 120’s Cllr Pulseletso Nzimande promised me, from the beginning of this year, that I had her support, and that she was definitely nominating me for the Ward councillor position. Trusting her word, I even worked extra hard to get to where I needed to be. This was for the benefit of the community too.
I met Cllr Nzimande on 2 June after she called me. She even told residents she had met that morning, that I was to be the candidate. Later that day she told me that she was nominated at SANCO level for the Regional Treasurer position. She then added that it was party policy that she be the 120 candidate this year as Ward 120 councillor.
She was quite clear that I was not allowed to contest her as I pose a threat to her candidacy. Looking ahead, my political journey is far from over. I am going back to my home party – blue and white – is where you will find me.
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