Drama In Tsabong As BDPYL Elects New Committee
Monday, February 13, 2017
After Simon Mavange Moabi emerged victorious for the top position, Thabo Autlwetse, Bruce Nkgakile and Fox Segwale teamed up against Moabi who managed to get another candidate Vuyo Yane into his team. Moabi, who has been making headlines with allegations that the party leadership supported him, won by 178 votes, Autlwetse got 130, Yane 61 while Nkgakile and Segwale got 43 votes each. Shortly after the announcement, the contestants and their voters complained that the vote was unfair as some people were not supposed to vote.
They then reached an agreement that Autlwetse contest for secretary general, Nkgakile treasurer and Segwale deputy secretary general. They all emerged victorious. Yane won the deputy chairmanship.
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...