ABAHOLI be-EFF babhukuliswa wucwaningo oluthi umkhankaso wabo waKwaZulu-Natal uphazanyiswa ukuvela kweqembu elikhankaselwa owayengumengameli uJacob Zuma, iMK.
Umholi we-EFF, uMnuz Julius Malema uthe bazokwenza konke okusemandleni abo ukunqanda okushiwo ucwaningo lwe-Ipsos, oluthi kuzokwehla ukwesekwa kwabo KwaZulu-Natal.
Ucwaningo lwe-Ipsos luxwayise ngokuthi ukwehla kwesibalo samavoti esizotholwa i-EFF, KwaZulu-Natal kuzokwehliswa isibalo samavoti esizotholwa yi-MK kuzwelonke.
Ukuvela kweMK kushintshe izinto KwaZulu-Natal. Ucwaningo lwe-Ipsos luthole ukuthi kunamalungu e-EFF asehamba neMK.
NgoFebhuwari ucwaningo lwe-Ipsos lwalukade luthe i-EFF izothola u-19%, kodwa olwakamuva luthi izothola u-11.5%.
Ucwaningo luthi iMK yona izothola u-8%. Lokhu kwenziwe kwenziwe kubantu abangaphezulu kuka-2 500 abahanjelwe emakhaya abo.
I-Ipsos ithe yenze ucwaningo phakathi kuka-Mashi no-Ephreli, kuzo zonke izifundazwe zakuleli.
Isifundazwe iKwaZulu-Natal singesesibili ngokwesibalo sabantu ababhalisele ukuvota ekupheleni kwenyanga esiwu-20% siqhamuka kusona.
UMalema uthe bazokuba senkingeni enkulu uma bengase bangenzi kahle KwaZulu-Natal.
Ukusho lokhu ngesikhathi ekhuluma nabezindaba emva komcimbi we-EFF wokubungaza usuku lwabasebenzi, obuseGauteng.
“Ucwaningo lwe-Ipsos lukhombisa ukuthi siyakhula kuzo zonke izifundazwe. Ucwaningo luthi sizothwala kanzima KwaZulu-Natal.
“Ukungenzi kahle KwaZulu-Natal kungaholela ekutheni ukukhula kwethu kwezinye izindawo kugcine kungasasisizi ngalutho,” kusho uMalema.
I-EFF ibilokhu ikhombisa ukukhula KwaZulu-Natal ezinkethweni ezedlule.
Okhethweni lwango-2019, i-EFF yathola izihlalo eziyisishagalombili esiShayamthetho saKwaZulu-Natal, isuka kwezimbili okhethweni lwango-2014.
UMalema uthe bazokwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi bayaqhubeka nokukhula kulesifundazwe esibangwayo.
I-EFF isanda kujuba uNobhala Jikelele wayo, uMnuz Marshall Dlamini ukuzokhanaksa KwaZulu-Natal.
“Ngicabanga ukuthi nibonile ukuthi ikuphi esikwenzile KwaZulu-Natal. UDlamini uzohlala khona kuze kudlule ukhetho. Sinethemba lokuthi sizokwazi ukwenza kahle KwaZulu-Natal,” esho.
UMalema uvumile ukuthi akuzukuba lula ukukhankasa KwaZulu-Natal.
“Thina siyinhlangano entsha. Kusukela emandulo, zimbili izinhlangano ezinamandla KwaZulu-Natal, i-ANC ne-IFP.
”Angeke kube lula ukuthi inhlangano entsha ivele ingene nje kalula KwaZulu-Natal. Kuyangijabulisa ukuthi thina sikhombisa ukukhula KwaZulu-Natal yize siyinhlangano entsha,” esonga.