BDP to issue membership cards on polling day :: Mmegi Online

FRANCISTOWN: The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Francistown region has resolved that it will issue 1,100 membership cards in Francistown South on Saturday, the day of the party primaries in the constituency.

The cards will be used to vote at the primaries. Francistown South is amongst the18 opposition held constituencies that will hold primaries over the weekend. Winners of the weekend primaries will secure candidacy for the 2019 general elections.

“We recently invited party members to come and collect their cards in order to participate at the primaries. Only 2,000 people turned up. Over 1,000 people did not collect their cards. We have now resolved that they will collect their cards on election day. They will collect the cards at polling stations in their respective wards,” Francistown region chairperson, Baemedi Medupi said.

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