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President Buyelwa Mafaya was forcibly removed from office on Friday.
- A council meeting to elect a new mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay was postponed.
- A group of men caused a stir when they forcibly removed President Buyelwa Mafaya from her chair.
- He returned to the meeting, virtually, saying he was in the hospital and would later open a police case.
A council meeting to elect a new Nelson Mandela Bay mayor on Friday was fraught with drama when a group of men apparently stormed the chamber and forcibly removed President Buyelwa Mafaya from her chair.
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipal Spokesperson Mthubanzi Mniki told News24 that the meeting (a hybrid meeting) was called off after a few men entered Port Elizabeth City Hall and caused a commotion.
“… the security guards had to come in and try to solve the problem,” Mniki said.
Later, Mafaya logged back into the meeting, virtually, and sounded shocked and excited.
“I am injured in St Georges hospital,” Mafaya said as he gasped.
“I’m going to open a case after this [at Mount Road],” she said.
A strange scene unfolds in the Nelson Mandela Bay City Hall as three men walk in and forcibly remove President Buyelwa Mafaya during the special council meeting to elect a permanent mayor. (video: included) pic.twitter.com/LgNQiQ2xCA
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He said he needed to know how the men were given access to their rooms.
“I need to know why, because I haven’t done anything wrong. I was doing what was expected of me.”
He wanted to adjourn, but the counselor of the Patriotic Alliance, Marlon Daniels, objected and said they should continue.
“You can call us insensitive … you got what you wanted. Your time to be eliminated is today and no matter what tricks you come up with, you will go,” he said.
“Not everyone is stupid. You can’t fool everyone all the time.”
It is understood that the city manager was on his way to continue the meeting.
This is a story in development.
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