“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...

LASG URGES RESIDENTS TO STOP ILLEGAL DEVELOPMENT OF FEDERAL LANDS IN THE STATE.#PRESS RELEASE.

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      The Lagos State Government has urged residents of the State to discontinue illegal development of Federal Lands in Lagos State without obtaining Planning Permits for such physical developments and uses of lands within the State.
According to a Statement by the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Sallako on Monday, the Commissioner drew the attention of the General Public to the Friday, 13th June, 2003 Judgement of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, in favour of the Lagos State Government in the area of physical planning and development of any land within the jurisdiction of the State.
According to him, any land found to have been developed after the year 2003 within the State, without the requisite Planning Permit from the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA) is illegal as it is a contravention of the Provisions of the Lagos State Laws and Regulations.
He maintained that the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development would henceforth embark on massive enforcement exercise while defaulters would be sanctioned and prosecuted.
He emphasised that this move was in consonance with the recently declared zero tolerance for all illegal development of lands in the State, saying that it would not be business as usual for those who are fond of developing their lands without planning permit and adherence to the State planning laws.He urged Lagosians to ensure voluntary compliance to the provisions of the State’s Physical Planning Laws.
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