PORT ELIZABETH - HAS DANNY JORDAAN BEEN NEGLECTING HIS FIFA DUTIES AS THE DA SUGGESTS?

The DA has accused Nelson Mandela Bay mayor, and SA Football Association president, Danny Jordaan of neglecting his SAFA duties by skipping Fifa-related international commitments.

In a statement, DA shadow minister of sports and recreation Solly Malatsi said the party has established that Jordaan would once again miss an important Fifa gathering, the 66th Fifa Congress in Mexico City today.

“This will be the third FIFA meeting Jordaan has missed since the US attorney-general identified two South Africans as [alleged] co-conspirators in the 2010 World Cup bribery allegations.

“It is now clear that Jordaan has conveniently abandoned many of his FIFA-related international commitments as SAFA President.

“It is time for the rest of the leadership of SAFA to initiate a motion of no confidence against Jordaan since he no longer has time to fulfill his obligations.

“He must stop using his mayoral obligations as an excuse for his no shows at FIFA meetings and to neglect his SAFA duties,”Malatsi said.

Jordaan is currently busy with city-wide public participation meetings with communities around the Bay, presenting the municipality’s 2016-17 budget and development plan for the next five years.

Jordaan’s chief of staff Mlungisi Ncame would not be drawn into comment, only saying that DA leader Athol Trollip should “use this time to visit Bedford and reach out to the families that have accused him of racial abuse.

“That will hopefully heal him and the families”.

VIA - heraldlive.co.za