“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...

WE’RE BACKING OUR POLICIES WITH LAWS BECAUSE WE DON’T KNOW WHO IS COMING AFTER US -GOVERNOR SULE . (PHOTO).


 We’re Backing Our Policies With Laws Because We Don’t Know Who Is Coming After Us -Governor Sule 


“One of the things we did was construct a building known as the Multidoor Court House. That is where, if you are coming in for the ease-of-doing business, the day you arrive, someone will handhold you through the entire process, from registration to land acquisition. If there is going to be any kind of problem, there is an on-ground dispute resolution team that will assist you through the legal fireworks. 


“We are backing our policies with laws because we don’t know who is coming after us. Whether they will be as serious or as committed to investment as we are. That is why we are backing everything with law. In fact, Nasarawa is one of the seven states that qualified for SABER, a World Bank facility to protect and attract investment.” -Governor Sule At 31st Nigerian Economic Summit In Abuja

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