Umzumbe IFP councillor defects to MKP
Siyabonga Doncabe said the decision to leave was not an easy one.
An alleged rift between IFP Ward 13 councillor of Umzumbe Municipality, Siyabonga Doncabe, and the deputy mayor, Mlungisi Ndlovu, who also serves as the IFP’s constituency chairperson has led to Doncabe leaving the party.
Doncabe confirmed he left the IFP last Friday and joined the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) on Monday this week. He said the decision to leave was not an easy one, as he has been member since he was a young boy.
“IFP has been my political home. There is no political party I know, other than IFP, but now I have joined MKP and I am happy.”
He added a combination of problems led to his decision.
According to Doncabe, Ndlovu arrived in his ward on July 25, to collect a municipal grader which was allocated for service delivery use, and he refused.
“I told him he is not the one responsible for allocation of municipal tractors. Ndlovu has done everything in his power to ensure I am not helped with service delivery resources.”
Ndlovu refuted claims that Doncabe was not given resources. He added that last year he was allocated a grader, truck, excavator and TLB, which were supposed to work in the ward for three days, but the excavator ended up being there for 10 days.
“I did go there to asked him to release the machinery, but he shouted and fought me. I pushed him and he fell, on standing up he screamed and said I wanted to shoot him. I do not a carry gun, I have security which protects me.”
However, Ndlovu said: “He (Doncabe) was not doing what the IFP had deployed him to do. There was a time he could not go to work for about six months, and as the chairperson of the IFP in the constituency, I had to intervene. Even during by-elections the party would deploy him as a leader and he would not go.”
Doncabe said his letter of resignation was submitted to the municipal manager, Shaka Cele’s, office.
Municipal spokesperson, Sabelo Ncwane said: “The municipal manager has not received formal confirmation from him (Doncabe) regarding his resignation.”
However, when the Fever contacted municipal speaker, Simphiwe ‘Jika’ Mthethwa, he confirmed that he received an electronic letter, on Sunday, November 16, from the municipal manager.
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