New BDP central committee diverse

Jah Dish Shah
Jah Dish Shah

FRANCISTOWN: The 36th Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) elective congress held in Mmadinare last weekend has produced a diverse leadership expected to restore the party’s elusive glory.

Two words simply describe the newly elected BDP central committee: Very diverse.

With the exception of Education Minister Unity Dow and businessman-cum-politician, Jagdish Shah, who are political greenhorns, the elected lot is a mixture of veteran politicians, former party administrators, strong campaigners, cabinet members, businessmen-cum-politicians, reformists and renowned BDP operatives.

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