Judo admits using wrong constitution
Friday, December 02, 2016
BJF president, Estony Pridgeon admitted her committee’s blunder after the federation used a 2008 document, which was still a draft, awaiting approval from the Registrar of Societies. Pridgeon told Mmegi Sport that prior to the AGM the BJF committee had consulted the general assembly about the proposed amendments to the 2007 constitution. She said after seeking legal advice from Unity Dow (then a practising lawyer), they went ahead to use the 2008 draft constitution which was yet to be approved.
“We were advised that the constitution is legal from day that it is approved by membership and that the Registrar of Societies (RoS) is only a third party. If we continued using the old constitution after memberships approved the 2008 one, we would be illegal (sic),” Pridgeon said.
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...