Boko's BNF membership under scrutiny

Botswana National Front (BNF) president Duma Boko
Botswana National Front (BNF) president Duma Boko

Members of the Temporary Platform have dragged the Botswana National Front (BNF) president Duma Boko to court for allegedly lying under oath about his party membership card.

The disgruntled members have engaged attorney Meshack Mthimkhulu to sue Boko and some members of his executive committee.  The group has filed an urgent application saying that Boko committed perjury when giving evidence which influenced the High Court to rule in his favour in a dispute over his party membership four years ago.In papers filed at the High Court in Gaborone yesterday, the group said Boko knowingly and intentionally withheld material information with fraudulent intent.

 They say Boko is not qualified to be the president of the BNF since he does not hold a valid party membership card.

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