“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...

OGBOMOSHO’S CHIEFTAINCY TITLES IS FOR THOSE WHO CAN SPEND MONEY — SOUN.(PHOTO).


 Ogbomosho’s Chieftaincy Titles Is For Those Who Can Spend Money — Soun


The Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Olaoye, has explained that the chieftaincy titles in Ogbomosho land is available for only those willing to spend money towards the town’s development.

The Monarch stated this in a widely circulated video online.

“If you want to own an Ogbomoso chieftaincy, you don’t need to give Soun any money, but we will tell you what to do to build the town; that’s the truth.

“You see that market — it is built by an individual that wants to have a chieftaincy and I have told you that we will build 10 of its kind to North and South [LGA]. And it will be built by anyone who shows interest in the chieftaincy,” he was quoted saying in the video.

The monarch also emphasised the prestige and responsibility associated with Ogbomoso chieftaincies.

“Soun chieftaincy is not small. If you want a cheap chieftaincy go elsewhere but if you want an Ogbomoso chieftaincy it requires you a lot of money,” he added, clarifying that this ‘money’ refers to investment in the community rather than personal enrichment.

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