BNF central committee accused of election ruse

The party leadership is reported to have made an order that all MPs and councillors, who owe monthly subscriptions but aspire to stand for the BNFYL elections should first pay up.

Councillor Thomas Kgethenyane is reportedly in arreas amounting to P4,000. He is aspiring for the vice-presidency of the party under a lobby group led by Councillor Molatedi Selala. Contacted for comment, Kgethenyane said he was unable to pay the money because he used it to pay off debts he incurred campaigning for the 2009 general elections."As you know, we finance the campaigns from our pockets," he said.