WILLIAM GUMEDE | Poll chancers: politicians who make false promises must be punished
The IEC should look to deter those who disrespect voters by promising them a world they can’t deliver
19 October 2021 - 19:39
Politicians who knowingly make pie-in-the-sky promises during election campaigns should be investigated by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)...
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