Action SA leader and the party’s Joburg mayoral candidate is over the moon after the acquisition of former BOSA member of the provincial legislature, Ayanda Allie.
Mashaba, like a prophet, says she told Allie last year already that her final political home would be the green army.
According to Mashaba, Allie, who is now Action SA’s Gauteng elections ambassador, was under-utilised by BOSA, which was seemingly blind to her talent and potential.
Allie was unveiled on Friday morning as Action SA’s electoral war room’s newest recruit.
She will be in charge of identifying community issues that Action SA must jump into as part of its elections campaign in all Gauteng municipalities.
When the elections are over, Mashaba told Sunday World, Allie will be redeployed into the Action SA’s administration in one of the Gauteng metros where the party is beaming with confidence that it will snatch at least one if not all three.
Allie has re-emerged at Action SA after being expelled from Bosa for failing to honour party levies for its public representatives.
Mashaba said he moved with speed as soon as news of Allie being hauled over the coals at Bosa reached him and that the two reached an agreement for her to cross over to a party that appreciates her talent.
“I know Ayanda (Allie) for a long time, way before she went into politics, when she was a young and talented journalist. Last year we bumped into each other at an event, and I told her that ‘wena, just watch I am eyeing you for Action SA’ and we left it at that,” said Mashaba.
“And then, when a mutual friend brought it to my attention that she has issues at Bosa, I invited her for coffee and that is when I realised the things she was accused of at Bosa and that they did not see they will lose top shelf talent, then I gave her an offer.
“By the time they fired her, it was already a done deal that she is coming to Action SA. It was a matter of making the announcement.”
Mashaba believes that the experience Allie gained in the past two years at the legislature as he most active MPL will be of great benefit to Action SA.
She will be crucial to identify problematic areas in the province which will be targeted for special attention in line with the election campaign season.
Said Mashaba: “One thing that Ayanda is good at is identifying community issues and driving them. So, she is going to work with all of our mayoral candidates in identifying issues from a provincial point of view.
“Because of the experience in the provincial legislature, she knows the issues in all municipalities in Gauteng which she will highlight working together with our various campaign teams.”
Mashaba said Action SA would have never missed out on recruiting a rising political star of Allie’s caliber.
“For us, we would never lose such an opportunity. I have been watching Ayanda for years. When Bosa did not see her potential, we were there to bring her on board. Remember I am legendary in spotting talent wherever I have worked, look at Nasiphi Moya (Tshwane mayor) and the great leader that she has become,” he said.
“I have mastered the art of identifying young people with talent and giving them the space to flourish. We need talent like Ayanda, and she is a great addition to the Action SA team.”
- Action SA leader Herman Mashaba welcomed former BOSA MPL Ayanda Allie to the party, praising her talent and potential.
- Allie, expelled from BOSA for unpaid party levies, joins Action SA as Gauteng elections ambassador and head of the electoral war room.
- She will identify and address community issues across Gauteng municipalities during the election campaign.
- Post-elections, Allie is expected to be redeployed to Action SA's administration in a Gauteng metro targeted for victory.
- Mashaba highlighted Allie's legislative experience and community insight as valuable assets for Action SA's election strategy.
Action SA leader and the party's Joburg mayoral candidate is over the moon after the acquisition of former BOSA member of the provincial legislature,
Allie was unveiled on Friday morning as Action SA's electoral war room's newest recruit.
When the elections are over,
Allie has re-emerged at Action SA after being expelled from Bosa for failing to honour party levies for its public representatives.
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