MEC MORWENG CALLS FOR COMPREHENSIVE RESTRUCTURING OF THE NTI

North West MEC for Community Safety and Transport Management, Wessels Morweng has set the tone for the North-West Transport Investment (NTI) planning session held at Kings Gate Hotel in Rustenburg.

In his address, MEC Morweng said the session must come up with a comprehensive restructuring plan to turn around the NTI.

“We know that part of the reason the entity is where it is today, is as a result of systemic failures in governance, finances, and operations over the years.

What this collective must come out of here with is a strategy that restores hope. As a Department henceforth, we are going to maintain a close oversight, building on our recent interventions to stabilize the entity,” said MEC Morweng.

He challenged the planning session to develop plans to pay creditors and how to ensure that going forward, the current problems which impede regular payments are avoided.

“This collective must come up with plans to reduce and ultimately pay all outstanding debts of the entity,” said MEC.

The session is led by the Acting Chief Executive Officer (ACEO), Dr Ntlhopeng Dikobe, attended by senior officials from the entity, labour union representatives, officials from both the North West Department of Community Safety and Transport Management and Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport as well as the Office of the Premier.