Tawele challenges his loss in BCP primaries :: Mmegi Online

FRANCISTOWN: David Interest Tawele intends to appeal the weekend Botswana Congress Party (BCP) primary elections for Francistown South which he lost to Vain Mamela. Tawele said there were gross irregularities in the elections and put some of the blame on Mamela. “Mamela has been using posters endorsing him as the party candidate in Francistown South for the general elections. This has, to some extent, disadvantaged me at the primary elections,” he said.

He said while his protest to be allowed to contest the party primaries was being considered, he had petitioned the party to advise Mamela to stop using the posters but nothing was done.

“Again, some people whose names appeared in the party voters’ roll were denied the opportunity to vote because some of their cards had expired. But according to my interpretation, they are eligible to vote even when their cards have expired provided their names appear in the voters roll. This is one of the factors that will form the basis of my protest,” Tawele said. He said names of some members registered in Francistown South appear in the Francistown East voters’ roll.

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