“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...

DANGOTE REFINERY COMMISSIONING: LASG URGES RESIDENTS TO PLAN THEIR MOVEMENT AROUND LEKKI-EPE CORRIDOR.(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE.



DANGOTE REFINERY COMMISSIONING: LASG URGES RESIDENTS TO PLAN THEIR MOVEMENT AROUND LEKKI-EPE CORRIDOR



… Charges LASTMA, Others on Effective Traffic Management

Ahead of the proposed commissioning of the Dangote Refinery by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, the 22nd of May, 2023, the Lagos State Government has urged residents to plan their movement in and out of the Lekki-Epe corridor between 8.00 am and 2.00 pm.

A statement signed by the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde noted that it becomes imperative for the State Government to alert the public, particularly regular road users in the Lekki-Epe zone, of the high vehicular movement that will be witnessed in the axis as a result of the commissioning.

He advised concerned residents to plan their journeys around the axis in order to forestall avoidable delays in travel time.

Oladrinde added that Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and other traffic enforcement Personnel have been charged to ensure effective management and control of traffic in the area, urging Motorists to also cooperate with them for a seamless flow of vehicular traffic. 

 

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