UThemba Godi, umongameli we-African People's Convention (APC), unxuse abavoti ukuthi bakhethe amakhansela azinikele ekuletheni izinsizakalo nasekuphatheni izinsiza zomphakathi ngempumelelo, kunokusekela abantu abazongenela ukhetho abaphoqelelwa amaqembu amakhulu ezepolitiki. UGodi wethule lo myalezo ngoLwesihlanu ngesikhathi somhlangano we-APC eBushbuckridge, lapho aphinde wamemezela khona abantu abazongenela ukhetho lobumeya beqembu kumasipala wendawo kaDkt JS Moroka, Thembisile Hani, kanye neBushbuckridge.

Inkohlakalo Nokukhethwa Kwabazongenela Ukhetho Kuhulumeni Wendawo

UGodi uphikise ngokuthi inkohlakalo eqhubekayo isalokhu iyinkinga ebalulekile ezingeni likamasipala, esola amanye amaqembu ngokukhetha ngamabomu amakhansela angenzi lutho ukuze kuvunyelwe ukuziphatha okungekuhle yizikhulu eziphakeme. Ekhuluma eBushbuckridge, uthe, “Labo abaphatha kabi omasipala njengamanje abananhloso yokushintsha. Abanye babo, ngisho ukuthi, uma ubheka lapha eBushbuckridge, ubheka ukukhethwa kwabantu abazongenela ukhetho kwamanye amaqembu, ungabona ukuthi inhloso iwukuba nabantu abayizimpumputhe njengamakhansela ukuze abantu abaphezulu bakwazi ukubasebenzisa ukwenza zonke izinto ezingalungile.” Ngokusho kukaGodi, le mikhuba yokukhetha ilimaza ukuzibophezela futhi ivumele ukuphathwa kabi kwezezimali okuqhubekayo.

Izicelo Zokuzibophezela Nobuholi Obunekhono

Ngesikhathi somhlangano ofanayo, uGodi ugcizelele ukuthi abantu abazongenela ukhetho kuphela ababonakalise ikhono labo lokuphatha izimali zomphakathi ngendlela efanele okufanele banikezwe izikhundla zobuholi. Uthe, “Asinakulindela ukuthi labo abadale izinkinga bazixazulule. Yingakho sithi labo abangakwazi ukuphatha izimali zomphakathi, abanalo ibhizinisi lokukhethwa kabusha kuhulumeni ngoba bazibonakalise bona ukuthi abakwazi.” Isimo sikaGodi sibonisa isimemo esibanzi se-APC sokuba abavoti babophe abaholi bomasipala, ikakhulukazi ngaphambi kokhetho lukamasipala oluzayo lapho ukulethwa kwezinsizakalo kusalokhu kuyindaba ebalulekile emiphakathini. Unxuse abavoti ukuba benqabe abantu abazongenela ukhetho abanamarekhodi okusebenza abonisa ukwehluleka ukukhonza abantu.

Ukucindezela kwe-APC ubuholi bohulumeni basekhaya obunomthwalo wemfanelo kuza phakathi kwempikiswano kazwelonke eqhubekayo mayelana nokwehluleka kokulethwa kwezinsizakalo, lapho imiphakathi eminingi, ikakhulukazi komasipala basemakhaya nasemaphethelweni amadolobha, ibika intuthuko ehamba kancane noma ukusilela emuva okuqhubekayo naphezu kokhetho olujwayelekile. Inkulumo kaGodi ikhombisa ukukhula kwezidingo zokubusa okusobala kanye nokwenqatshwa kwezepolitiki zebhizinisi njengenjwayelo ezingeni likahulumeni basekhaya. I-APC kulindeleke ukuthi iqhubeke nomkhankaso wayo ezifundeni ezithintekile emasontweni azayo.