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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Johannesburg – Gauteng Premier David Makhura and the DA are set for a real tug of war following the opposition party\u2019s accusations implicating the first provincial citizen in a number of personal protective equipment (PPE) corruption scandals.<\/p>\n

Makhura has dismissed the allegations, labelling them as an orchestrated smear campaign aimed at removing him from his political office.<\/p>\n

After the emergence of these allegations, the DA under provincial party leader Solly Msimanga approached the Hawks on Thursday and asked the agency to probe Makhura\u2019s alleged involvement in the saga.<\/p>\n

These allegations emerged in the affidavit of former Gauteng Health chief financial officer Kabelo Lehloenya in a court application to stop the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) from freezing her pension after she was linked to the PPE scandal.<\/p>\n

In her failed application, Lehloenya, who allegedly masterminded the PPE tender fraud, said: \u201cThose suppliers provided their contacts at multiple levels. Some came directly to me. Others came through the HOD (Prof Mkhululi Lukhele \u2013 who has since resigned). Some came from the office of the MEC (former MEC Dr Bandile Masuku) and others came from the office of the Premier. Yet still there were others from other employees with the GDOH and outside.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Makhura is adamant that he had never personally given such an instruction to Lehloenya. He, however, wrote a letter to the SIU asking it to probe the alleged involvement of his 350 staff members in the tender fraud.<\/p>\n

Despite Makhura protesting his innocence, the DA went ahead on Friday and submitted a motion of no confidence against him.<\/p>\n

Yesterday the DA urged the Gauteng provincial legislature\u2019s Speaker Ntombi Mekgwe to convene an urgent sitting of the legislature to debate the motion.<\/p>\n

DA\u2019s chief whip Mike Moriarty said his party was calling for the immediate removal of Premier Makhura because he \u201chas been implicated in a number of PPE corruption scandals\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf this province is serious about the delivery of services to its residents in a clear and transparent manner, the Speaker of the GPL will adhere to the DA\u2019s call for a special sitting to be held.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt cannot be business as usual when the public purse has been looted by government officials and when tenders for the supply of goods and services is not done in an open and transparent manner.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe DA cannot allow a Premier who has been implicated in corruption to continue to hold office any longer and he needs to be removed immediately.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe same vigour that was applied to the dismissal of MEC Masuku for his involvement in corruption must be applied to Premier Makhura,\u201d Moriarty said.<\/p>\n

As these allegations simmer, Makhura has offered to appear before the ANC\u2019s Integrity Committee to clear his name.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will not allow lies and an orchestrated smear campaign to tarnish my name. For quite a while, I have been aware of an orchestrated campaign to tarnish my name with the ultimate objective to remove me from the Gauteng political scene. It is quite clear that I have become an obstacle to the realisation of certain political ambitions and business agendas.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can confidently say that smear campaigns and the lies underpinning them will not succeed because the truth is more powerful and stubborn than political trickery.<\/p>\n

\u201cI seek no other relief than to free the truth from the flame of lies being fanned,\u201d Makhura said.<\/p>\n

Political Bureau<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. Johannesburg – Gauteng Premier David Makhura and the DA are set for a real tug of war following the opposition party\u2019s accusations implicating the first provincial citizen in a number of personal protective equipment (PPE) corruption scandals. 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