Hon
Chief Justice, the Chairperson of the NCOP, the Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP, the Chief Whip of the NCOP and the premiers from our
beautiful provinces of our country, as SA Local Government Association, we wish to appreciate the opportunity given to us to congratulate you, the sixth Parliament, in taking forward the work performed by the fifth Parliament which has created a formidable base in which you can use as a platform going forward. We believe that if we use that platform we will achieve all the goals that we have set for ourselves as a country, that of eradicating poverty, fighting unemployment and ensure that our people get services as they deserve them.
The SA Local Government Association wishes to applaud the people of South Africa for going out in large numbers and make sure that the elections were free and fair. It is for that reason that today we are establishing the Sixth Parliament. We congratulate all of you for serving our people and we believe that you are entering this revolution of changing and change the lives to be better. I thank you. [Applause.]
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