“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...

OGUN STATE APPROVES RECONSTRUCTION OF 11 ADDITIONAL ROADS. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.


 Ogun State Approves Reconstruction of 11 Additional Roads


The Ogun State Government has approved the reconstruction of 11 roads across its three senatorial districts. The approval was granted at the State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Dapo Abiodun.


Among the key projects is the Akute Bridge to Agbado (Lateef Jakande) Train Terminal/Pass/Agbado Bridge, spanning 9.2 km. Other notable roads include:

 • Iperu Junction to Ilishan Roundabout (Gateway International Airport Road) – 5.5 km

 • Imasayi-Igan Okoto-Ayetoro Road Phase 2B – 4 km

 • Imasayi (end of phase 1) to Igan Okoto, Phase 2A – 3 km

 • Gao Junction to Ibiade Road – 3.8 km

 • Abeokuta Obalende-Ijebu Ode – 2.75 km

 • Osinubi New Road (Araromi Street), Ijebu Ode – 1.1 km

 • Tam Balogun, Ijebu Ode – 0.85 km

 • Federal College Road, Odogbolu – 2.93 km

 • General Hospital - Aferiku, Ipokia – 2.8 km

 • Oke Erinja to Erinja to Ilobi Road, Phase 2 – 1.7 km


Governor Abiodun reaffirmed his commitment to completing the Oke-Erinja to Ilobi road, emphasizing its importance to the local food supply. He also promised to award the Sango-Ijoko-Akute road (17 km) reconstruction within a week, ensuring better connectivity between Ogun West, Ogun Central, and Lagos State.

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