BNF solidarity message delivered to BOSETU 2017 Palapye congress

The formation of Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) was a welcome development as BNF dream was achieved. With the coming on board of the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), there is only one opposition strong party that is going to remove the ruling Botswana Democratic Party in 2019. The BNF strongly believes in the current ongoing mediation efforts by UDC and is very confident that a long-lasting solution will be reached. The BNF would therefore like to caution BOSETU members to focus on the bigger picture of regime change in 2019 and not to be distracted by the social media and some local newspaper speculations that a new party is being formed.

The BNF is happy with the positive progress being made at the UDC mediation efforts as the BMD Ndaba Gaolathe committee has already been met and the Sidney Pilane led committee will be met soon between September 4 and 6. The BNF still upholds the BOFEPUSU principled position of politically punishing those who dare leave the UDC project.