“NO ELECTRICITY, NO VOTE,” SOUTH AFRICANS THREATEN TO SHUN RULING PARTY ANC. (PHOTO)

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 “No electricity, no vote,” South Africans threaten to shun ruling party ANC Residents in Katlehong, a township outside Johannesburg, have resolved to boycott South Africa's upcoming local elections on November 4 due to long-standing failures by authorities to provide basic services like electricity. For over 20 years, around 180 households in the community have relied on illegal electrical connections pulled from neighboring areas to power their homes. Angry over the lack of formal grid infrastructure, residents are directing their frustration at the ruling African National Congress (ANC). "We have made a collective decision: no electricity, no vote," said community leader Lesiba Rankapole, 59. "We know it is illegal, but we had no choice because we cannot live without electricity. Our children cannot progress without electricity." "I was born ANC, but today I do not want anyone to tell me about the ANC because I am suffering," added 57-year-old resid...

OGUN GOVERNOR VISITED ISHERI RIVERVIEW ESTATE THAT WAS RECENTLY HIT BY FLOOD.{PHOTOS}.

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    Prince Dapo Abiodun carried out an ‘on-the-spot’ assessment of the Isheri Riverview Estate that was recently hit by floods on his way back from Lagos yesterday.
The situation observed is a major catastrophe which calls for rapt attention and that is exactly what this administration will undertake.
Our Government will speed up action to bring succor to our people in the flood-ravaged community.More photos below.
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