Two of the six ANC councillors who signed a petition for a special meeting to remove Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Mongameli Bobani say they were tricked as they believed the sitting was to debate service delivery-related matters.

The city’s political head of human settlements, Andile Mfunda, and Motherwell ward councillor Morgan Tshaka said they were shocked to see their names attached to a petition submitted by the DA to debate a no-confidence motion against Bobani...