In the motion, Daniels claimed Bobani could not be trusted and had done nothing to help the poor in the metro.
"[Bobani] has done very little to nothing to better the lives of poor communities."
"Instead, Bobani must take responsibility for the sudden spike of hit murders and exorbitant spending of tax payer monies not pertaining to service delivery," he wrote.
Daniels further claimed that Bobani had disregarded minority parties in the coalition and that he had relegated himself from being mayor.
"He is only taking instructions from a single individual within his mayoral committee," Daniels wrote.
Daniels was instrumental in removing Bobani from the position of deputy mayor in 2017.
When Bobani was asked for a response to the planned attempt to unseat him, he chuckled and said the pair must firstly follow the rules.
“Grootboom tried to put forward a motion but it was thrown out by the council,” Bobani said.
“I can’t really comment on this – it will be debated by council and we will see how far they will get.”
He said they were not perturbed by the attempt to remove him.
“It is not surprising that Marlon has brought this motion, he is still not happy that himself and the DA are not in power,” Bobani said.
“They were removed and he betrayed the black caucus several times when we were trying to bring stability to this city.
“We are not perturbed by this incompetent motion. We are busy delivering services.”
PLEASE NOTE: This story has been updated to include comment from Mongameli Bobani
Another no confidence motion to be tabled against Mongameli Bobani
Image: Eugene Coetzee
Patriotic Alliance (PA) councillor Marlon Daniels will attempt to unseat Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Mongameli on Thursday.
Daniels, with the help of ACDP councillor Lance Grootboom, have submitted an urgent motion of no confidence in Bobani.
The motion will be debated at the next council meeting on Thursday.
It will be the second attempt to remove Bobani after the DA's motion of no confidence in the incumbent mayor fell flat last year.
For the PA's motion to succeed, it needs the backing of the majority of councillors. There are 120 seats in the council but there is one vacancy in the council.
In the motion, Daniels claimed Bobani could not be trusted and had done nothing to help the poor in the metro.
"[Bobani] has done very little to nothing to better the lives of poor communities."
"Instead, Bobani must take responsibility for the sudden spike of hit murders and exorbitant spending of tax payer monies not pertaining to service delivery," he wrote.
Daniels further claimed that Bobani had disregarded minority parties in the coalition and that he had relegated himself from being mayor.
"He is only taking instructions from a single individual within his mayoral committee," Daniels wrote.
Daniels was instrumental in removing Bobani from the position of deputy mayor in 2017.
When Bobani was asked for a response to the planned attempt to unseat him, he chuckled and said the pair must firstly follow the rules.
“Grootboom tried to put forward a motion but it was thrown out by the council,” Bobani said.
“I can’t really comment on this – it will be debated by council and we will see how far they will get.”
He said they were not perturbed by the attempt to remove him.
“It is not surprising that Marlon has brought this motion, he is still not happy that himself and the DA are not in power,” Bobani said.
“They were removed and he betrayed the black caucus several times when we were trying to bring stability to this city.
“We are not perturbed by this incompetent motion. We are busy delivering services.”
PLEASE NOTE: This story has been updated to include comment from Mongameli Bobani
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