This is according to various high-ranking insiders within the UDC. The UDC is said to have seriously pondered on the possibility of using a legalistic approach to deal with the BMD fracas but later abandoned the idea. It is reported that there was a general consensus among UDC leaders that using a legalistic approach would have worsened the already hostile relationship among BMD factions instead of bringing them together.
Two weeks ago the UDC leadership delivered its verdict of the mediation process it had undertaken but the verdict was not accepted by Gaolathe’s supporters. The other BMD faction is led by Sydney Pilane. The UDC verdict has also divided public opinion with some saying that it favoured Pilane. Gaolathe and his team immediately announced the formation of a new party, Alliance for Progressives (AP) following the UDC verdict. The UDC verdict had initially recommended that the warring parties should enter into a power sharing arrangement before they could go for a congress re-run. Gaolathe’s team wanted an outright re-run but UDC president Duma Boko said that because of the prevailing circumstances an immediate re-run could not take place.
