A major upheaval occurred in Saint-Josse, as three socialist aldermen, Philippe Boiketé, Nezahat Namli, and Loubna Jabakh, have been stripped of their main skills in housing, town planning, education, and early childhood. The reasons for this reshuffle, according to the municipality in a press release, include serious offenses such as repeated absenteeism during meetings, lack of transparency in handling files, personal attacks once morest the president, and disregarding the general interest and collegiality.
The recent release in the press of the three aldermen adding to their list of flaws apparently contributed to this decision. Although the socialist aldermen retain some of their skills, Mohammed Jabbour will now oversee housing and town planning, and Dorah Illunga takes care of education and early childhood. On Twitter, Philippe Boiketé compared the mayor’s actions to the end of a dictatorship, stating that Emir Kir had dismissed the socialist aldermen from their competences without municipal council approval. The three socialist aldermen, in a joint statement, suggested that Kir had been suppressing their skills since his expulsion from the PS and accused him of interfering in their files and fostering an aggressive atmosphere.
A real twist in Saint-Josse. The municipal college on Tuesday morning must have been hectic, and for good reason: Philippe Boiketé, Nezahat Namli and Loubna Jabakh, all three socialists, are stripped of their main skills, namely: Housing, Town Planning, Education and Early Childhood. “The reasons for this reshuffle are linked in particular to serious facts such as repeated and unexcused absenteeism during College and Council meetings, the lack of rigor and transparency in the follow-up of files, ad hominem charges ( once morest the president of the CPAS, Luc Frémal, editor’s note), lack of consideration of the general interest and collegiality”, justifies the municipality in a press release.
It would be a recent release in the press of the three aldermen of the socialist clan which would have been the straw that broke the camel’s back, we learn from a good source. “The list of flaws is long.contrasts Mayor Emir Kir. This is a call to order and we expect more seriousness in the future management of the skills that are still the responsibility of the failing aldermen.” The three socialists indeed keep some of their skills, less important. Mohammed Jabbour recovers the skills of housing and town planning, and Dorah Illunga will now take care of education and early childhood.
On Twitter, the first alderman Philippe Boiketé talks regarding a “end of reign as in the ending dictatorships, the Mayor Emir Kir has just dismissed, without going through the municipal council, three socialist aldermen from their competences.” Later, in a joint statement, the three socialist aldermen believe that “since his exclusion from the PS and especially in recent months, Emir Kir has never ceased to gag us in our skills. Today’s decision only confirms a de facto situation.” And to denounce the intrusion of the mayor in their files and “an aggressive climate”.
The political drama in Saint-Josse continues to unfold as three socialist aldermen are stripped of their main skills by the municipality. The reasons for this reshuffle, as stated in a press release, are linked to serious infractions such as repeated absenteeism, lack of rigor and transparency, and ad hominem charges. The straw that broke the camel’s back seems to be the recent release in the press by the three aldermen, which pushed Mayor Emir Kir to take action. Although Mohammed Jabbour and Dorah Illunga will now take over some of the skills, this decision only confirms a de facto situation for the three socialist aldermen. As the political tensions rise, the citizens of Saint-Josse may be hoping for a more stable and fruitful governance in the future.
