“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...

SPEAKER ABBAS CHARGES SECURITY AGENCIES TO RESCUE KIDNAPED KURMIN WALI WORSHIPPERS. (PHOTO)


 Speaker Abbas Charges Security Agencies To Rescue Kidnaped Kurmin Wali Worshippers

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‎Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen has charged the nation's security agencies to rescue more than one hundred worshippers recently abducted by suspected terrorists in Kurmin Wali community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

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‎The Speaker, in a statement, condemned the attack on the churches, while expressing concern over the wave of mass kidnappings around soft targets such as schools and places of worship in recent times.

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‎Speaker Abbas however expressed confidence in the Tinubu administration to tackle insecurity and called for collective efforts towards making Nigeria a safe place for people, property, and businesses.

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‎The Speaker commends the courage of Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State for providing the needed leadership at the sub-national level at this critical time. 

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‎The Speaker prayed to God for the safe return of the abductors to their families and community.

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