The Socialist Group in the Arrecife City Council has denounced the attitude of the mayor, Yonathan de León, in the last plenary session of the Board of Directors of the Port Authority of Las Palmas, held this Wednesday. According to the spokesperson for the Socialist Group in the Arrecife City Council, Alfredo Mendoza, the mayor attended “without saying a single word in defense of the interests of the capital.”
“The mayor of Arrecife did not defend the agreement approved unanimously in the municipal plenary session, which urged him to convey to the Port Authority the institutional support for the educational project planned in the Naos area and the rejection of the installation of a low-cost gas station in that location,” Mendoza denounced. “He failed the residents of this city again, represented in the plenary hall, and also his own government partners, who promoted the motion.”
"Lack of leadership from De León"
The PSOE considers "a lack of institutional respect that, after the consensus reached on a strategic issue for the city, the mayor limits himself to occupying his seat without intervening." “What does Mr. de León go to the councils for? To represent Arrecife or to represent himself? It is regrettable that he sits on the council and charges an allowance while remaining silent and not defending the interests of the people of Arrecife,” the socialist spokesperson questioned.
Mendoza stressed that "this attitude is not an isolated episode, but a constant in the way the mayor acts." “His lack of leadership, his dependence on others and his limited commitment to plenary agreements have meant that Arrecife has lost its voice and influence in the spaces where its future is decided,” he concluded.
