ANC confirms Job Mokgoro as new NW premier
The ANC has confirmed Job Mokgoro as the new premier of the North West.
JOHANNESBURG - The ANC has confirmed Job Mokgoro as the new premier of the North West.
The party says that the 70-year-old is a tried and tested administrator.
Mokgoro served as director-general in the province and head of the National School of Government.
ANC secretery-general Ace Magashule: "Professor Mokgoro is a tried and tested activist and administrator fit enough to deal with the challenges at hand, including creating stability within the provincial administration effecting the much-needed delivery of basic services."
Mokgoro will be sworn in as a member of the provincial legislature on Friday.
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