ID calls for suspension of Municipal Manager and CFO in Kuruman
2006-12-06. AN ID Councillor in Kuruman in the Northern Cape, Ismail Obaray, says the Ga-Segonyana Municipality ‘has suffered under the weak and irresponsible leadership of its manager and financial officer for long enough.’
Obaray will be putting a motion of
exigency before council today calling for the suspension of Eric
Gabarone, the Municipal Manager and Disang Maloale, the Chief Financial
Officer.
The ID Councillor is accusing the two of ‘corruption and habitually wasteful spending.’
And he says the ‘very negative report’ expected from the Auditor General, which the ID has seen, ‘backs me up.’
Obaray says Gabarone authorized a payment of R2.3m to a contractor on 9 November - against the advise of the acting technical manager - to a contractor.
‘Up until today no material is on site and work has not commenced,’ says Obaray.
Maloale, meanwhile, authorized the purchase of a second-hand Mercedes 270 for the mayor and the vehicle broke down just two months after it was bought.
‘This happened without council approval, although a new vehicle would have worked out much cheaper in the long term. This is the first time in the history of our municipality that a second-hand vehicle has been bought,’ Obaray says.
‘Now it is the taxpayer that must foot the R160 000 repairs bill and the taxpayer had no say in the irresponsible decision to buy the car in the first place.’
Released by Ismail Obaray, the ID Councillor in Ga-Segonyana Municipality - 082 380 2128
The ID Councillor is accusing the two of ‘corruption and habitually wasteful spending.’
And he says the ‘very negative report’ expected from the Auditor General, which the ID has seen, ‘backs me up.’
Obaray says Gabarone authorized a payment of R2.3m to a contractor on 9 November - against the advise of the acting technical manager - to a contractor.
‘Up until today no material is on site and work has not commenced,’ says Obaray.
Maloale, meanwhile, authorized the purchase of a second-hand Mercedes 270 for the mayor and the vehicle broke down just two months after it was bought.
‘This happened without council approval, although a new vehicle would have worked out much cheaper in the long term. This is the first time in the history of our municipality that a second-hand vehicle has been bought,’ Obaray says.
‘Now it is the taxpayer that must foot the R160 000 repairs bill and the taxpayer had no say in the irresponsible decision to buy the car in the first place.’
Released by Ismail Obaray, the ID Councillor in Ga-Segonyana Municipality - 082 380 2128
