Don't waste your vote on EFF‚ Zuma tells Tembisa residents

President Jacob Zuma has urged residents of Tembisa not to “throw away” their vote by supporting the Economic Freedom Fighters in the upcoming local elections.

Addressing a community meeting in the East Rand township on Wednesday as part of the ruling party’s election campaign‚ the president described the ANC as the only legitimate party.

“Each and every vote of yours is very important because it will give us more power to rule the country again‚” said Zuma.

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“That is why we say the third of August will be the day. Let’s all go to the polls and vote for the ANC.”

In a clear reference to the EFF‚ Zuma said‚“There are organisations that are just hell-bent on creating chaos and being disrespectful in Parliament. How do you then call people who cause havoc in Parliament... ‘honourable member’?“

He said the EFF were simply going through the motions by campaigning‚ even though they knew that they wouldn’t win.

“If you vote for that party‚ you are throwing away your vote. Your vote is very important so why would you throw away your vote?” asked Zuma.

The president also urged the community to convince their friends who belonged to other parties to vote for the ANC.

“Your vote is a secret‚ therefore nobody in your party will know that you aren’t being loyal to them by putting your cross next to the ANC.”