Two Action SA members John Moodey and Advocate Gillian Benson have quit as councillors of the City of Johannesburg, the party’s national chairperson, Michael Beaumont, announced on Monday.
Both of them tendered their letters of resignation to the Speaker of the City of Johannesburg effective 28 February 2022.
“Following an enormously successful strategic breakaway session this past weekend, ActionSA agreed that the work of consolidating our structures across all nine provinces requires all hands on deck,” said Beaumont.
“Therefore, John Moodey, in his capacity as ActionSA Gauteng Provincial Chairperson must focus all his efforts on supporting all our structures across Gauteng.
“Advocate Gillian Benson will focus on strengthening our legal capacity at a Senate level and driving the legal and disciplinary issues as they arise.
“Importantly, Advocate Benson will further be part of our policy team working towards a proposition for the reform of the justice system ahead of 2024.”
Beaumont said the resignation of “John and Gill” will afford two potential candidates on our PR list an opportunity to fill their spaces and gain the necessary municipal government experience.
