Pretoria – North West MEC for Local Government and Human Settlements Collen Maine has resigned, says Premier Supra Mahumapelo.
The Premier announced this during a media briefing in Mahikeng on Tuesday.
Premier Mahumapelo said Maine resigned following his election as the President of the African National Congress (ANC) Youth League.
He said Maine’s voluntary exit from the government system has been accepted and he had appointed Wendy Nelson as acting Local Government and Human Settlements MEC for the time being.
“We have therefore appointed MEC Wendy Nelson who is responsible for the department of Finance, Economy and Enterprise Development to act as the MEC for Local Government and Human Settlements until further notice,” said Premier Mahumapelo.
He ruled out that this implied there would be a provincial Cabinet reshuffle.
“The decision to appoint MEC Nelson is based on the firm understanding that she has a major role to play in managing intervention measures for municipal finance systems; the work she has been performing well together with the outgoing MEC Maine.”
Premier Mahumapelo thanked Maine for his contribution towards improving the performances of various municipalities in the province and for ensuring that Human Settlements programmes are well implemented.
“We are also positive that MEC Nelson is well placed to continue shaping up our municipalities’ state of affairs, and that she will perform this added responsibility to her utmost ability.” – SAnews.gov.za
