PORT ELIZABETH - TROLLIP SAYS ANC FAILURE TO HAVE DETRIMENTAL IMPACT IN NELSON MANDELA BAY

Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Athol Trollip said the failure of the African National Congress at that municipality would have a detrimental impact on the current administration’s plans for the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP).

Trollip, speaking to council this week, said the ANC had not spent its EPWP funds adequately, adding that the unemployed at his municipality would be hardest hit during the coming financial year.

“It is a matter of grave concern because this municipality has the highest unemployment rate and out of all metros it has the highest youth unemployment rate because we did not spend the EPW project allocation which was given to us in the last financial year,” said a concerned Trollip.

“We are being punished and so are the unemployed people of Nelson Mandela Bay. We are being punished because the previous administration did not use the allocation to create jobs,” added Trollip.

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