Boko responds to 'BNF in messy state' article

Duma Boko
Duma Boko

It is not only customary but also somewhat fashionable to have a media frenzy fuelled by the most malicious and unfounded allegations regarding any political party’s primary elections.

It is even more so in the case of the Botswana National Front (BNF) which attracts the most attention and media speculation. It is important to set out the facts very briefly lest the nonsense being bandied about acquires a semblance of respectability.

In the lead up to the BNF primaries, the party became inundated with membership application forms submitted from the various constituencies by aspiring candidates. These application forms it was discovered:

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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