Metro dismisses false allegations
According to the Metro, the allegations are unfortunate as the City of Ekurhuleni has no credit cards for any executive or staff member.
The office of the Executive Mayor of Ekurhuleni has dismissed social media allegations peddled against MMC Lesiba Mpya and Chief of Staff Mr Reckson Hasani regarding the misuse of a municipal credit card.
The allegations that have been doing the rounds on social media are that MMC Mpya abused a municipal issued City of Ekurhuleni credit card in Soweto on Sunday January 8, during the ANC birthday celebrations in Soweto to pay a bill.
According to the Metro, the allegations are unfortunate as the City of Ekurhuleni has no credit cards for any executive or staff member. The two public representatives of the City of Ekurhuleni further clarified that they were not at the venue at the time of the morning specified in the allegations. Both representatives, however, were well within their rights to be at the January 8 festivities to support the event.
“As the City of Ekurhuleni we uphold the firm belief that every public servant must act and conduct themselves in a responsible manner. We remain servants of our people. This message was affirmed in the January 8 statement. The Metro regrets the sensation created around the false allegations about the public representatives of the City of Ekurhuleni”, read a statement issued by the municipality.
The office of the Mayor reiterated its commitment to remain focused on delivering services to the people of the Metro and ensuring that “we strive towards unity and service delivery on our mandate and social contract with the people of Ekurhuleni”.
