The EFF Western Cape has demanded that DA proportional ward councillor Abdulkader Elyas resign immediately for allegedly falsifying his medical qualifications.
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Following allegations that Elyas misrepresented his medical qualifications, ActionSA urged the Western Cape Government and the City to conduct a qualifications audit.
According to reports, Elyas claimed to have obtained bogus medical qualifications, which he claimed to have obtained from UCT and posted them on LinkedIn.
According to the EFF, the qualification scandal raised concerns about the DA’s vetting procedures.
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‘As the EFF in the Western Cape we are not surprised by this recent revelation of Elyas lying about his qualifications, because the DA itself as a political party is led by a matriculant who has used his white privilege and arrogance to advance his upward political mobility within the DA structures.’
‘We call for Elyas to do the right thing and resign from public office for being dishonest, thus breaking his own oath of office. As a public representative entrusted with a responsibility to lead with honesty and integrity, he should have known better that there is no honour in lying about his academic qualifications. The residents of the Western Cape deserve better than being lied to by leaders of a party that cares less for them.’
ActionSA said that, in light of these concerns and the criminal nature of these offences, they were urging both the Western Cape Government and the City of Cape Town to ‘promptly, transparently and with full accountability conduct the qualifications audit’, adding that this step is essential to resolve the issue and reinforce the values of ethical leadership that must underpin any credible government.
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