NA speaker agrees to DA's request for roll-call during motion of no confidence in Cabinet
National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has agreed to a request by the Democratic Alliance (DA), for a roll-call voting procedure during voting on the motion of no confidence in the Cabinet, excluding the President.
Opposition party leader, John Steenhuisen wrote to
Mapisa-Nqakula last week to ask that ministers, not be allowed to vote in themotion and that the voting is done by roll-call.
‘’According to the Rules on virtual sittings, Members are
entitled to cast their votes either electronically, by voice or by having their
votes recorded by their respective Whips. In this regard, the Speaker has
confirmed that a manual roll-call voting procedure will be used for the voting
on the motion. This will entail the question being put for a decision of the
House, followed by the Secretary calling each Member, and each Member voicing
either "yes" or "no" on the question,’’ said parliament
spokesperson, Moloto Mothapo.
He added that Mapisa-Nqakula has received a belated
response from the ATM declining to withdraw its motion instead of postponing
it.
‘’The motion will therefore remain on tomorrow's (Wednesday’s)
agenda of the House as scheduled by the National Assembly's Programme
Committee,’’ said Mothapo
PICTURED - Twitter: John SteenhuisenDone By: Mitchum George
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