IFP condemns protest action in Umbilo following election
Protestors took to the street last night in Ward 32.
SYDNEY Road is still closed after Inkatha Freedom Party supporters took to the street in protest last night as they allege they were unable to vote in the Local Government Election on Monday. They are believed to have dug up a section of the road they were protesting on.
The Inkatha Freedom Party’s executive committee member, Mduduzi Nkosi said he received a call that there was a protest yesterday and he hopes the IEC will take action.
“We hope the perpetrators will be dealt with by the police because we do not condone acts of violence,” he said.
Nkosi noted that more than 400 people did not appear on the voters’ roll.
“The IEC was writing people’s names down on paper (during registration weekend). When it came to voting on November 1, we took six hours to talk to the IEC and said that those who brought the list could work with us,” said .
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He said this incident was not just isolated to Ward 32.
“It is not the people’s fault they did not appear on the voters’ roll because they registered. It was unorganised on the 18th and 19th. Not to mention, the people who did wrong and vandalised the buildings,” said Nkosi.
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Heather Roos, the Umbilo CPF chairperson, said many of the residents at Dalton Hostel were unhappy because of technicalities with equipment on voting day.
“They were unable to cast their votes. So they are angry. They dug big trenches in Sydney Road, therefore damaging the road, from what I last heard. The road is still closed due to this damage,“ she said.
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