“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...

FG ASSURES PARTNERS OF EFFECTIVE MAINTENANCE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DATA CENTRE. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.


 PRESS RELEASE


FG ASSURES PARTNERS OF  EFFECTIVE MAINTENANCE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DATA CENTRE


The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal has assured partners of the effective maintenance of Environmental Health  Data Centre.


Balarabe stated this in Abuja recently while unveiling and commissioning the  Environmental Health Council of Nigeria( EHCON )  Electronic Data Centre.


The Minister noted that the centre will enhance service delivery of EHCON, eliminate fake certificates thereby resulting to presentable results from the centre.


He believed that the unveiling of the electronic data centre was a significant step in the commitment of the government in environmental, health sustainability and National Development.


Abbas also disclosed that the centre will enhance data centric and evidence based decision making in environmental health such as data integration, accessibility, real time monitoring, early warning system, analystic capability, policy formation and integration.


Earlier in his opening remark, Dr. Yakub Baba- Mohammed, Registrar of EHCON thanked the  World Bank and other partners for the realization of the centre and reiterated that the facility would be utilized for the purposed it was acquired.


Dr. Baba-Muhammad believed that the centre will allow the Council to migrate from analogue to digital data processing is in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the present Administration and the Performance Management System ( PMS ).


He also stated that the centre will ensure  online registration for members, online exam/ certification, information management,  harmonisation of data management,  seamless feed back and printing of official documents. 


In a separate goodwill messages, Mr. Abdulhamed Umar the Project Coordinator of Agro Climate Resilience Semi-Arid Landscape   ( ACReSAL ), Dr Ede and Carbonization expert  from USA Sadiq Sani all pledged their continuous support for the smooth running of the centre and revealed that the centre will unlock Circular Economy in Nigeria.


Ibrahim Haruna

Director, Press and Public Relations Unit.

4TH DECEMBER, 2024

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