Nelson Mandela Bay Executive mayor, Danny Jordaan says he's aware that there's a lot uncertainty about pending changes to the city's leadership following his recent appointment.
Speaking at a sitting of a full Council meeting in Uitenhage on Thursday, Jordaan said one of the biggest decisions was the team he would have to pick for the Mayoral Committee.
The Mayoral Committee is the political executive that must take charge of the different portfolios for the effective running of the city.
Jordaan said this is a huge responsibility but stressed that the team he eventually picks will be performance driven.
He added that one of his most pressing challenges is to get the budget passed after a number of concerns were raised about the Draft Budgets.
Jordaan said the draft budget was reflecting a deficit which does not bode well for the Metro's credibility and ability to borrow funds and finance investment requirements.
Meanwhile, the DA in the Eastern Cape has called on Jordaan to lift the veil on allegations of a $10 million bribe allegedly paid to FIFA for the 2010 World Cup, under his leadership of the Bid Committee.
In an open letter to Jordaan, DA Provincial leader and Metro mayoral candidate, Atholl Trollip, said Jordaan had personally overseen and led an organisation that is now irrefutably implicated in a major international bribery probe.
He said this is confirmed on record and under oath in US Court papers.
Trollip said these allegations have the ability to tarnish the image and reputation of South Africa regarding arguably its greatest and proudest international achievement yet.
"Danny Jordaan was the CEO of SAFA at that time and he should be making a statement about it. He should take the people of Port Elizabeth into his confidence and tell us exactly when and why the money was paid over and how South Africa could afford to just pay that money without using it for the purpose it was intended for" he said
