Ke go tlotlile Modulasetilo ...
English:
... allow me to take this opportunity to pay due recognition to the Chief Justice, Mogoeng Mogoeng, the Chairperson of the NCOP, the Deputy Chair, the Whippery and also the table led by the Secretary and the Acting- Secretary to Parliament, indeed on behalf of the Northern Cape, let me also take this opportunity to express my
gratitude to the delegation for expressing confidence in me, to convey a congratulatory remarks on behalf of the Northern Cape.
Indeed, as a Northern Cape Province, we have confidence in the ability of this House to ensure that indeed that the foundational values that this Constitution is based on, like ensuring that at all times when we take decisions, whether it is at the other arms of government and also the legislative sector, there is rationality in terms of the decisions that we take. There is legality in terms of the decisions that we take. We ensure that at all times the rule of law is respected, particularly given the sacrifices that were made by our forebears and those that led to the liberation of this country.
Indeed, as the delegation of the Northern Cape, we are looking forward for this House to ensure that indeed, we exercise oversight and accountability in terms of ensuring that this House is in a position to ensure that indeed the National Development Plan which is aimed at ensuring that we eliminate poverty by 2030 is achieved.
We are going to be robust as the delegation from the Northern Cape in terms of ensuring that the peculiar circumstances that is faced by our province is addressed. One of the issues that we have set in
the past is the issue of the review of the formula of the equitable share, precisely by virtue of the fact that it disadvantages us, because it doesn't take into account the numbers that we have, the vastness that we have and the fact that it is expensive to implement decision in our province by virtue of the distances that we need to travel.
So, therefore indeed as the Northern Cape delegation, we commit ourselves to put this item on the agenda of this legislative sector of this House, but also to rally our hon members of this august House to ensure that we position our sector and our executive to ensure that poverty, inequality and unemployment is addressed.
Allow me on behalf of the Northern Cape delegation to express our support and ensure that indeed the next coming five years is going to eradicate poverty. Thank you, hon Chair.