BOFEPUSU President Encourages AP To Join UDC

Tobokani Rari and Johnson Motshwarakgole.PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Tobokani Rari and Johnson Motshwarakgole.PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

FRANCISTOWN: The Botswana Federation of Public, Private and Parastatals Sector Union (BOFEPUSU) president Johannes Tshukudu cautions the newly formed Alliance for Progressives (AP) against staying out of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC).

While many members of a less than a week old AP have openly rejected the idea of affiliating to the UDC, Tshukudu said BOFEPUSU would encourage Ndaba Gaolathe’s outfit to think of joining the umbrella.  AP officials have also remained non-committal as to whether the party will affiliate to the UDC or not. The AP is a splinter party of the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) of the UDC. 

Tshukudu who is also the Botswana Teachers Union (BTU) president was speaking to The Monitor over the weekend in the wake of revelations that the federation leadership is deeply divided over the recent developments surrounding opposition parties. He was officiating at an event organised to mark BTU’s 80th anniversary in the city.

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