By: Staff Reporter
A Democratic Alliance member and Saldanha Bay Municipality mayor Marius Koen has rewarded himself with a monument to celebrate finishing his term.
Twitter was abuzz on Thursday after Patriotic Alliance President Gayton McKenzie posted that Koen had unveiled a statue of himself after being the first mayor to finish a term.
There were mixed reactions with @Clint_ZA saying: “A few lies in this. It’s not a statue of him, it was not unveiled by him and I can’t find confirmation that it was state-funded. If it was, it is not the expensive metal statue others use.”
A few lies in this. It is not a statue of him, it was not unveiled by him and I can’t find confirmation that it was state funded. If it was, it is not the expensive metal statue others use. pic.twitter.com/yOENSDExXo
— 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 🌍🇿🇦 (@Clint_ZA) September 2, 2021
@VelemseniVilane said: “He is a real legend.”
He is a real legend🤣🤣🤣
— Velemseni Vilane (@VelemseniVilane) September 2, 2021
McKenzie’s second tweet said DA members were attacking him and they indicated it was not a statue but rather a monument “in his honor (sic) for being the first mayor to finish a term, it’s even worse, what monumental nonsense.”
The @Our_DA members are attacking me saying that it is a monument and not a statue in his honor for being the first mayor to finish a term, it’s even worse, what monumental nonsense 🙈 pic.twitter.com/ana1agYnqr
— Gayton McKenzie (@GaytonMcK) September 2, 2021
It also triggered a flood of funny responses. @ZwelakheNgwane posted: “They praising a fish for swimming.”
They praising a fish for swimming 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/HjjgXpcA27
— ZwelakheNgwane (@Zwelakh77699971) September 2, 2021
@Qengqani said: “That’s like rewarding someone for breathing in oxygen, not even one single achievement to accompany his statue.”
That’s like rewarding someone for breathing in oxygen, not even one single achievement to accompany his statue.
— Qengqani (@Qengqani) September 2, 2021
@nellaf21 said: “During a pandemic wasting money on nonsense like this. Can put in the same WhatsApp group as those who stole via PPE.”
During a pandemic wasting money on nonsense like this. Can put in the same whatsapp group as those who stole via PPE.
— Fabian Watson (@nellaf21) September 2, 2021
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