“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...

"I HAVE MAINTAINED THAT I HAVE COME TO RETURN POWER TO THE PEOPLE AND THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO" - GOV. UZODIMMA .(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE.



"I HAVE MAINTAINED THAT I HAVE COME TO RETURN POWER TO THE PEOPLE AND THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO" - GOV. UZODIMMA 


At a gathering of the Government liaison officers in Owerri, His Excellency,  Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma reiterated his commitment to an open system of governance where power resides with the people.

While commending the Liaison officers for their consistency to the ideals of the party, the Governor stated that the failed efforts of the opposition and the politically sponsored insecurity in the State are in vain and will soon come to an end. 

His Excellency assured them that his Government will provide the necessary measures for a free, fair and safe elections. He added that he will not be cowed by desperate politicians working to disenfranchise Ndi Imo by causing artificial insecurity in the State. 


 

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