LABADZALA DON’T HATE ME - MP ROBERT MAGONGO

 MOTSHANE – “Why would Labadzala never want me?”  Outspoken member of the House of Assembly MP Robert Magongo yesterday seized the opportunity to dispel what he said was word doing the rounds that the country’s leaders do not want him to be part of mainstream politics.

NO SUBSTANCE TO TALK
Speaking in front of about 1 000 members of his constituency and close to 30 parliament colleagues, the Motshane MP said there was no substance to such talk but those that were spreading it were telling blatant lies.
“There are people who were speaking badly saying Robert Magongo is not wanted by traditional authorities. But today is evidence that I am wanted down there. If you look at the number of members of Parliament who are here today, it shows that Magongo is loved. You then have an individual telling people that Labadzala do not want Robert Magongo; who does that person think he is?” the candid MP said to a rapturous applause. 

This was during the official opening of the Motshane Inkhundla offices, which the MP also used as a thanksgiving ceremony for his return to parliament.
During the build up to the 2018 National Elections, there was reportedly an exercise to decampaign Magongo in his constituency and the name of Labadzala was used to attempt to sway voters from him.
The MP, however, weathered the storm and emerged victorious, beating other well-known individuals to return to the position he occupied from 2008 to 2013.
Yesterday, Magongo walked with a bounce and couldn’t appear happier with the huge support he received from his colleagues. 

One would have been forgiven for thinking that there was a House of Assembly sitting at the Motshane Inkhundla as the close to 30 legislators, who included five cabinet ministers, came out to support MP Magongo.
Minister of Education and Training Lady Mabuza put aside the stress of tomorrow’s public servants strike that has been joined by teachers countrywide to celebrate with her colleagues.

Other ministers present were Chief Ndlaluhlaza Ndwandwe, who is the Minister of Public Works and Transport, Minister of Natural Resources and Energy Peter Bhembe, Minister of Labour and Social Security Makhosi Vilakati and Minister of Tinkhundla Administration and Development David Cruiser Ngcamphalala.

MP Magongo’s best friend in Lobamba Lomdzala MP Marwick Khumalo was also present and he was the one to call all the other legislators onto the stage to offer words of support to their colleague.
When introducing him, Magongo told the constituents that he not only had respect for Khumalo, but also feared him in terms of winning an election.

HE ALWAYS WINS

“If he were to come and contest elections here at Motshane, I wouldn’t even bother to go up against him because he always wins. He has participated in five elections for the MP position and won on all occasions. I managed to win last year’s election because I took advice from him. This man has been my friend since 1984 and I like him so much that he will even be the one to distribute my estate after I have passed away,” Magongo said as MP Khumalo went up the stage.  Speaker Petros Mavimbela led the legislators to the podium where they took turns to congratulate the people of Motshane on having made a good choice in electing Magongo as their MP and urged them to do so again come 2023.

Each time the MPs said this, the people would react by stating that they would never repeat the mistake they made in 2013 when they did not vote Magongo into parliament.

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