“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...

U.S. DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS, MS. AKKUNA COOK MEETS GOVERNOR BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU AT LAGOS HOUSE, MARINA,TODAY. (PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE.


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 U.S. DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS, MS. AKKUNA COOK MEETS GOVERNOR BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU AT LAGOS HOUSE, MARINA, ON MONDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2022



PIX 1: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu flanked by his Deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat (right); U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ms. Akunna Cook (left), followed by U.S. Consul General Lagos, Claire Pierangelo, with some members of the State EXCOs and the U.S. diplomat’s entourage during a courtesy visit to the Governor, at Lagos House, Marina, on Monday, 14 February 2022.

PIX 2 L-R: U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ms. Akunna Cook receiving an eyo statue from Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu during a courtesy visit to the Governor, at Lagos House, Marina, on Monday, 14 February 2022.

PIX 3 L-R: U.S. Consul General Lagos, Claire Pierangelo; U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ms. Akunna Cook; Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat during a courtesy visit to the Governor, at Lagos House, Marina, on Monday, 14 February 2022.

PIX 4: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (right) making remarks when the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ms. Akunna Cook (left) paid him a courtesy visit at Lagos House, Marina, on Monday, 14 February 2022.

PIX 5 L-R: U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ms. Akunna Cook viewing a compendium on Lagos State with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, during a courtesy visit to the Governor, at Lagos House, Marina, on Monday, 14 February 2022.
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