The Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton Mckenzie revealed that his party will vote in favour of ActionSA's motion of no confidence against Joburg Mayor Thapelo Amad.
Mckenzie made this statement on his Facebook page on Thursday,13 April 2023 and he regrets voting the incumbent.
He said the Patriotic Alliance will vote in favour of ActionSA's motion of no confidence against Joburg mayor Thapelo Amad. We do this not for ourselves but because the residents deserve better. We voted for this man, which may be forgivable. To not remove him now would be unforgivable.
Thapelo Amad was voted as the Joburg Mayor few months ago after the removal of Mpho Phalatse in a vote of no confidence that was championed by ANC,EFF and other smaller political parties in the council.
Mckenzie believes that he is the right man for the job but only if other opposition political parties support the removal of the ANC-puppet mayor.
"If the DA,Freedom Front +,IFP,ACDP,UIM and others support the removal of Amad we will need to elect a new mayor.I will put my name in the hat for the job.I don't have to be the mayor at all costs,but Joburg has been falling apart and someone needs to step up," he continues.
He is confident that the City of Gold can be reinstated to its former glory if the right leader is being elected, a leader that would not tolerate all the wrongdoings that are happening in the city whereby criminals are roaming on the streets freely and corrupt government officials are doing as they please because they know that there is an absence of a true leader in the metro.
"It is obvious that Johannesburg has become a mafia city run by criminals. Whoever becomes the mayor must have no fear to break up the criminal cartels and restore the shine of the city of light.
"Our city is being strangled by the construction mafia,by Black Axe,by zama zamas literally hollowing us out from under our feet,but most especially networks of patronage and corruption that penetrate all levels of our city,including the City of Johannesburg's administration.
"The city needs a mayor who will restore law and order to our streets,who is unafraid to fire the proxies of the corrupt masquerading as officials and who will reignite investment in the top metro economy in Africa",he said.
He maintained that if he can be given the opportunity to be a mayor of the metro he is not going to take a paycheck and other municipal benefits as he did in the Central Karoo.
"I will again not take my salary but donate it to charity. I will not use the municipal vehicles or bodyguards. This is not about what I will be able to take but what I am willing to give. It is about service and country duty.
"As I did in the Central Karoo,I will work as the Joburg mayor for no more than one year.Only one year is needed to remodel our great city and restore its shine. In the Central Karoo,after one year, investment-and hope-have boomed",he added.
As a Mayor of Central Karoo,Gayton Mckenzie has revived the hope of the people by attracting investment which helped to create job opportunities for the residents and fixed public amenities which were left dilapidated by previous government.