DA behind e-tolls billboards
THE Democratic Alliance has accepted responsibility for the e-tolls billboards that mysteriously appeared along Johannesburg highways last week.
The billboards carry the message: E-tolls. Proudly brought to you by the ANC. This did not go down well with the ANC.
But DA spokesperson and Gauteng premier candidate Mmusi Maimane said it was difficult to see why the ANC was so upset about the billboards.
“This message is 100 precent accurate. E-tolls were conceived under the watch of an ANC Minister, supported by an ANC executive in Gauteng, passed into law by an ANC majority parliament, and signed by an ANC President,” said Maimane.
“So what’s the ANC’s problem with the billboard? Is the ANC ashamed of E-tolls all of a sudden?
“It is reported that the ANC has complained about the billboards to the Advertising Standards Authority and the Independent Electoral Commission.
“We say: bring it on. We will defend our right to erect these billboards in any forum the ANC chooses.
“The ANC is panicking now because it knows that the public don’t want e-tolls. And with good reason: E-tolls will make people poorer and cost jobs.”
Maimane added if he was elected Premier of Gauteng in the 2014 general election, he would do everything in his power to stop e-tolling in its tracks.”
