Tshwane councillor Tau wins DA top post
“Congratulations to the newly elected regional executive, led by the new chairperson, Abel Tau.”
Abel Tau, ward 92 councillor in the metro, has been elected DA Tshwane chairperson.
He was elected during a regional conference on Saturday held at the Batter Boys Caterers in Montana.
Our journalist @dudufatso is attending the Tshwane @Our_DA regional conference at Batter Boys in Montana pic.twitter.com/KqxPBsjNba
— Pretoria Rekord (@RekordNewspaper) October 21, 2017
Tau said he was happy to have been elected and promised to do all he could to ensure that he served the people of Tshwane adequately.
He spoke about a recent newspaper article he said was an attempt to tarnish his campaign, and where he was accused of being “anti-white”.
“That article said that I am against white people and that I think that the DA is full of whites. That is not true, I am for all races. It’s because the ANC is scared of the DA winning the elections next year,” said Tau.
Tshwane mayor and DA provincial chairperson Solly Msimanga congratulated Tau for his victory.
Tshwane Mayor @SollyMsimanga is present at the #TshwaneDAConference @Our_DA pic.twitter.com/uF9UNoGWqq
— Pretoria Rekord (@RekordNewspaper) October 21, 2017
“Congratulations to the newly elected regional executive, led by the new chairperson, Abel Tau. The road to 2019 (elections) is going to be a long and trying one. It will need leadership that is dedicated, passionate and focused on ensuring that we become victorious,” said Msimanga.
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DA Gauteng provincial media officer Charity McCord said there were more than 200 delegates who attended the conference.
Those elected for other positions were:
Regional deputy chairpersons: Shane Mass and Shaun Wilkinson
Regional chairperson of elections and by-elections: Crezane Bosch
Regional chairperson of membership: Cilliers Brink
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Regional chairperson of organisation: Phoko Ratsoma
Regional chairperson of external communication: Kershen Naidoo
DA members singing at the DA Tshwane conference in Montana on Saturday.
Photo:Tshegofatso Ngobeni
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