The Democratic Alliance (DA) Gauteng Shadow MEC for Education, Sergio Isa Dos Santos, has raised concerns that the Premier Panyaza Lesufi may have used the Nasi iSpani programme to garner votes for the African National Congress (ANC) in the May polls.
This follows the termination of the 32 000 teaching assistants contracts which were issued under the programme.
Lesufi had initially announced that the contracts would run until 2025.
The contracts were terminated at the end of last month due to budget constraints.
Dos Santos says his party intends to refer the management of the programme and Lesufi to the office of the Public Protector for investigation.
