Lungani Zungu
USiyabonga Kunene, owayeyiMeya ye-IFP eNquthu owabekwa icala lokuzama ukubulala ngowe-2017 usephinde waba yilungu le-Abantu Botho Congress.
UKunene uzongenela ukhetho luka-ward 11 okhethweni lokuchibiyela oluzoba ngoMhlaba mhla zi-19 edolobheni langakubo elisenyakatho neNquthu, okuyiqembu eliholwa ngusomabhizinisi uPhilani Mavundla. UMavundla uke waba yiMeya ye-ANC futhi wayexhasa uJacob Zuma ngezimali.
Engxoxweni abe nayo ne-Scrolla.Africa, uthe usewenzile umsebenzi futhi osekusele usuku lokhetho.
“Angiyicasukele i-IFP,” esho.
“Kodwa ngizimisele ngokubafundisa isifundo.”
UKunene ubengumuntu odumile ngaphakathi kwezinhlaka ze-IFP naphakathi kwabavoti eNquthu, wayethola amavoti angaphezu kwamaphesenti angama-80 ngesikhathi sokhetho lokuchibiyela ewadini yakhe.
Kodwa ukungaboni ngaso linye kwakhe nalowo owayengumholi we-IFP uMntwana uMangosuthu Buthelezi kwaholela ekutheni axoshwe.
Ngowe-2017, waboshwa kanye nabanye abasolwa abahlanu ngezinsolo zokwenza itulo lokubulala izimbangi zabo ze-ANC eNquthu, kodwa lelo tulo labhuntsha ngemuva kokuthi unogada wozakwabo ayesebenza nabo wazisa amaphoyisa.
“Angikaze ngihlele ukubulala noma ngubani, yingakho leli cala belingakwazi ukumela ukuvivinywa komthetho,” kusho uKunene.
Uyazethemba ngokuthi ikhaya lakhe elisha lezepolitiki i-Abantu Botho Congress, lizowina amawadi okhethweni oluzayo mhla zingama-27 kuMfumfu.
Ngaphandle kokunikezwa izinsuku ezimbili ukuthi ahlolwe, i-NPA ayikwazanga ukuqinisekisa isimo secala likaKunene.
Ngokwe-IEC noma yimuphi umuntu angalungenela ukhetho uma nje engenawo amacala abekwe wona.