Ookeditse tipped for Nata-Gweta

Going places: Ookeditse is reporteddly in the running
Going places: Ookeditse is reporteddly in the running

More names are being mentioned as the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) prepares for primary elections for the general elections, with Lawrence Ookeditse said to be eyeing the Nata-Gweta constituency.

Mmegi is reliably informed Ookeditse, who is the director of youth in the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development has signalled an intention to run in the primaries. Ookeditse is a former deputy chairperson of the BDP communications and international relations sub-committee and was stationed at Tsholetsa House as a consultant during the 2014 general elections campaign. He is also considered one of the country’s most influential youth leaders.

Contacted for comment, Ookeditse was cagey, but said coming from the constituency, he felt the “pain of the people”.

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