ACTIONSA has roped in the son of the late former Bophuthatswana leader Lucas Mangope as the party’s North West premier candidate elect for the 2024 general elections.
Kgosi Kwena Mangope was introduced by party leader Herman Mashaba on Wednesday, 11 October.
Mashaba said he doesn’t see anyone fit to lead the North West back to its former glory.
Mangope told Daily Sun that his decision to come out of retirement and join politics will be seen in the light of the problems they are currently facing.
He said he couldn't just sit still and hope for a better future.
“After years of neglect and looting, the North West has become a shadow of its former self, with much of its infrastructure having gone into a state of disrepair,” he said.
Mangope said he believes that his passion for human development and restoration of South Africa’s glory and pride will carry him through the intense months of campaigning and lobbying in the coming months.
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“As we march on towards next year’s national and provincial elections, I just want to say that I'm acutely aware of the difficult task of wrestling power away from the current ANC government in the North West,” he said.
Mangope said that his province remains one of the most impoverished provinces, yet it sits atop one of the largest deposits of precious metal and mineral wealth in the world.
He also said that they couldn't forget about the cattle worth R1,5 million that were stolen and gifted to former president Jacob Zuma by the North West government.
He further mentioned those cattle were bought with public funds and were meant for emerging farmers.
“When we take over government, we're going to demand those cattle back and we'll give them back to the rightful beneficiaries,” he said.
Mangope said more than 10 municipalities are under mandatory intervention and administration, and the province is known as the province with the worst run municipalities in the whole of South Africa.
He further said airport money meant for the refurbishment of Mahikeng International Airport and the Pilanesburg Airport in Rustenburg, have been stolen.
“North West has been turned into a forgotten backwater village province for their narrow enrichment. I'm on record saying that our 2024 project is going full steam ahead of this announcement and it is our intention to unseat the ANC,” said Mangope.
