Mxolisi Dukwana

She was recalled by the ANC provincial executive committee (PEC) weeks after its election at the conference where Dukwana was elected chair. TimesLIVE reported ...

“We feel we need to act with speed on these things to make sure there is real service delivery. As for other departments, there is so much that needs to be done. It points to accountability, service delivery and stability issues.

Almost 11 years after he was dismissed from then-premier Ace Magashule's cabinet, Mxolisi Dukwana has been elected as the seventh premier of the Free State.

At the Free State ANC conference in January, ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe lamented what he described as a total collapse of governance in the Free State. The legislature sitting was meant to take place on Thursday after Sifuba convened a special sitting. Dukwana described his election as "a day of hope and restoration". "This is indeed your moment, people of the Free State; this is your moment to pick up the pieces, and thank you all for the opportunity to serve at this level," Dukwana said in his maiden speech as premier. "It is a day to reclaim our glory and pride," said Dukwana before outlining some of the major scandals that marred Magashule's tenure as Free State premier. Almost 11 years after he was dismissed from then-premier Ace Magashule's cabinet, Mxolisi Dukwana was elected as the seventh premier of the Free State on Friday.

ANC provincial chairperson Mxolisi Dukwana was on Friday sworn in as premier of Free State. Out of 24 votes cast,

The state of the province address will be delivered by Mxolisi, not Sisi.” To Subscribe to Sunday World, [click here.](https://subs.arena.africa/#!/offer/411?utm_source=promo411&utm_medium=Circ) “It is indeed your moment, people of the Free State. Thank you all for the opportunity to serve at this level.” “I really have not been focused on the politics of the ANC in Free State, because I wanted to give leaders a chance, and I gave them a chance. “Sisi’s rise to prominence was engineered by Ace and others in the provincial executive council [PEC],” a member of the new PEC said at the conclusion of the conference.

In his first speech as premier, Dukwana described his election as “a day of hope and restoration” and used it as an opportunity to address some of the scandals ...

[](https://nnn.ng/hausa/#=legits hausa) [](https://nnn.ng/i/#=instagram link shortner) One of Dukwana’s first tasks is to overhaul the provincial cabinet, including the dismissal of most of the current MECs. [Foreign](https://nnn.ng/foreign/)