Cllrs plot to oust mayor Nyeku?
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
He told a special full council meeting called to discuss a trip to the Belgian City of Genk: "I now know why some councillors have decided not to cooperate with others. I overheard some of them plotting the overthrow of mayor Nyeku." He said they were not prepared to cooperate with others to render the council ungovernable.
"Their main reason for opposing the decision of the mayor is to fulfil their interest of passing a motion of no confidence in the mayor," added Mbulawa. In his view, it was worrying that the FCC could hold three special full council meetings in a week without making any meaningful progress. Mbulawa is a known Barata-Phathi faction activist.
It was not long before nominated councillor and BDP's A-Team activist Ford Moiteela raised a point of clarification and reminded Mbulawa, "you should not pass our motion because we will pass our own motion when it is time to do so".
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....