The ANC’s national officials have given green light for Free State chairperson Mxolisi Dukwana to be the next premier after Sisi Ntombela tendered her resignation, indicating she was ready to be redeployed.
The ANC’s Free State chairperson, Mxolisi Dukwana, is expected to be sworn in as a member of the legislature this week, paving the way for him to become the next premier.Dukwana will have barely been in the job for a week and have to deliver the State of the Province Address .
“Based on these interviews, the national officials are of the view that all three candidates are of very high calibre and have the potential to play meaningful roles as deployees in a number of spheres of government,” wrote Mbalula. Mbalula’s email was sent on the day outgoing premier Sisi Ntombela succumbed to calls for her to resign after failing to be elected into the party’s provincial structure and following an assessment of her performance.Ntombela tendered her resignation on Tuesday, a week before she was due to deliver her Sopa.
“I want to express my appreciation for the support you and my organisation the ANC have provided me with during my tenure as the member of the legislature and premier of the province,” she wrote.
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