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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...

JIGAWA STATE GOVT. PAYS OVER 18.6M NAIRA STUDY ALLOWANCES TO LG STAFF. (PHOTO).


Jigawa State Government Pays Over 18.6m Naira Study Allowances To LG Staff

Jigawa State Local Government Service commission says it has paid over Eighteen point Six Million naira as a study allowance to Local Government staff studying at various tertiary Institutions in the country.

The Chairman of the Commission, Alhaji Uba Bala Ringim stated this while presenting the cheques to some of the students in his office.

He explained that, the gesture is part of the state government effort towards encouraging local government staff to further their studies.

Alhaji Uba Bala Ringim said, the State governmentT will continue to pay the study allowance in order to encourage the local government staff to further their education in different fields from various institute of higher learning in Nigeria.

In his address, the Permanent Commissioner in the Commission , Alhaji Salisu Mu’azu Kanya urged the beneficiaries to contribute their quota towards the development of the state.

He also called on them to continue to support the state Government’s policies and programmes to achieve the desired objectives.

Some of the beneficiaries who spoke to Radio Nigeria, commended the state government for the gesture.

They also commended the local government service commission for their support to settle their study allowances.
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