{"id":32829,"date":"2023-08-29T14:39:46","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T14:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/?p=32829"},"modified":"2023-08-29T14:00:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T14:00:21","slug":"lutfo-cries-sabotage-threats-blames-ebc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/lutfo-cries-sabotage-threats-blames-ebc","title":{"rendered":"LUTFO CRIES SABOTAGE, THREATS, BLAMES EBC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span>Losing the primary elections has been a bitter pill to swallow for outgoing Ndzingeni MP Lutfo Dlamini.<\/b><\/p>\n

The seasoned former Cabinet minister said he could have easily won the 2023 General Elections at primary elections level if his race for a Parliament seat was not sabotaged. He also blamed the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) for not taking action on what he termed glaring irregularities and intimidation of voters during the process.<\/p>\n

Trusted<\/b><\/p>\n

The erstwhile minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation informed this publication that the people of Nkamanzi had voted for an individual whom they trusted to help the community. He said he would now communicate the needs of the community to the winning candidate in the event he won the secondary elections. \u201cAs a stalwart of the Tinkhundla (System) and in particular of Ndzingeni Inkhundla, I stand ready to guide and support the eventual winner should he need my help. As a seasoned politician, I decided to ignore the threats to voters that went around Nkamanzi during the primary elections, to the effect that whoever would vote for Lutfo Dlamini would have his or her home burnt. It was the duty of the EBC to address this, but in their wisdom they ignored it,\u201d he alleged.<\/p>\n

Dlamini recalled that a few months back, unknown arsonists torched Nkamanzi Umphakatsi and there were no arrests subsequent to that incident. The former MP alleged that during the last EBC chiefdoms\u2019 civic and voter education exercise, some residents attended the exercise and said the Tinkhundla-based elections must be stopped, also uttering unsavoury things about the Tinkhundla System of Government. He alleged that the EBC had records of this. \u201cLater, the group opted to join the elections to deal with Tinkhundla inside Parliament. The move to discredit Lutfo started with threats to burn homesteads of those supporting him. Even during the voting exercise, the same groups were moving up and down, making threats. EBC did nothing to manage the situation,\u201d he alleged. Meanwhile, the EBC Communications Officer, Mbonisi Bhembe, said the elections were guided by legislation.<\/p>\n

Complaining <\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cThere are laws on how to deal with everything pertaining to the elections. I would better understand if the outgoing MP was complaining about an instance where we had deviated from the statutes guiding elections,\u201d said Bhembe. The communications officer added that he would have better understood if Dlamini was complaining about the results. He also advised the former MP to follow proper channels and lodge a complaint with the EBC for the matter to be looked into. The eventual winner under Nkamanzi Chiefdom was Bhekithemba Magagula.<\/p>\n

Magagula is a teacher at Ekubongeni High School. He won the primary elections after he amassed a total of 760 votes. Dlamini was the runner-up with 551 votes. Nimrod Msibi claimed third place after accumulating 101 votes. Sibusiso Mkhonta and Sibusiso Magagula obtained 66 and 9 votes respectively.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Eswatini. Losing the primary elections has been a bitter pill to swallow for outgoing Ndzingeni MP Lutfo Dlamini. The seasoned former Cabinet minister said he could have easily won the 2023 General Elections at primary elections level if his race for a Parliament seat was not sabotaged. He also blamed the Elections and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":32828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[234,248,249],"class_list":["post-32829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-eswatini","tag-eswatini"],"yoast_head":"\nLUTFO CRIES SABOTAGE, THREATS, BLAMES EBC - Eswatini<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Losing the primary elections has been a bitter pill to swallow for outgoing Ndzingeni MP Lutfo Dlamini. 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