Agb Voorsitter, die bekendmaking van die reuse salarisverhoging van mnr Jacob Maroga, hoof uitvoerende beampte van Eskom, van 26,7%, is nie net skokkend nie, maar total onaanvaarbaar, omdat dit die verbruiker is wat daarvoor moet opdok.
Die verbruiker word mislei om te glo dat die 31%-prysverhoging elektrisiteit 'n noodsaaklikheid is om die kragvoorsiening te verseker. Dit kom eerder voor asof dit gedoen word vir reuse salarisverhogings van die hoof uitvoerende beampte. Dit is reeds bekend dat Maroga onbevoeg is vir sy pos, en dat hy niks gedoen het toe hy vroegtydig gewaarsku is oor die destydse steenkoolkrisis wat Eskom sou tref nie.
Hoe is dit moontlik dat 'n hoof uitvoerende beampte wat 'n landskrisis - waarvan die verlies ongeveer R50 miljard was - veroorsaak het, 'n basiese salarisverhoging van R3,914 miljoen na R4,96 miljoen kry? Op die koop toe kry hy 'n bonus van R681 446 in aandele!
As die ANC-regering ernstig is met dienslewering aan die publiek, sal die agb Minister van Openbare Ondernemings, me Barbara Hogan - en ek sien die agb Minister is hier - dadelik ingryp en die verhoging aan mnr Maroga afkeur en hom ook van sy pos onthef.
Die verbruiker word reeds swaar belas en dit is onbillik om van die verbruiker te verwag om die hele tyd onbekwaamheid en onbevoegdheid te finansier.
Die VF Plus versoek die agb Minister om mnr Jacob Maroga onmiddellik, sonder 'n goue handdruk, te ontslaan, aangesien hy nie geskik is om 'n hoof uitvoerende beampte van enige openbare onderneming te wees nie. Dankie. [Applous.] (Translation of Afrikaans member's statement follows.)
[Mr P J GROENEWALD (FF Plus): Hon Chairperson, the announcement of the enormous 26,7% salary increase for Mr Jacob Maroga, chief executive officer of Eskom, is not only shocking, but totally unacceptable, because it is the consumer who will have to pay up.
The consumer is being misled into believing that the 31% increase in the price of electricity is essential in order to ensure the supply of electricity. It would rather appear as if it is being done because of the enormous salary increase of the chief executive officer. It is already known that Mr Moroga is unfit for his position and that he did nothing when he was warned in good time of the coal crisis which was about to hit Eskom.
How is it possible that this chief executive officer, who caused a national crisis and a loss of about R50 billion, is now receiving a basic salary increase from R3,914 million to R4,96 million? And into the bargain he will receive a bonus of R681 446 in shares!
If the ANC government was serious about service delivery to the public, the hon Minister of Public Enterprises, Ms Barbara Hogan - and I see the hon Minister is here - would have stepped in immediately by rejecting Mr Moroga's increase and also removing him from his post.
The consumer is already being heavily taxed and it is unfair to expect the consumer to continue financing incapability and incompetence.
The FF Plus requests the hon Minister to dismiss Mr Maroga immediately, without a golden handshake, because he is not fit to be a chief executive officer of any public enterprise. Thank you. [Applause.]]