How political novice beat veterans to their game

Friday, January 26, 2018

FRANCISTOWN: Save for his good gesture of hosting the flamboyant Vice President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s team aka Team Dubai at the party’s elective congress last July, little was known about Modiri Jojo Lucas.

The 38-year-old political novice slugged it out with much accomplished politicians in former Francistown South MP, Khumongwana Maoto and former city deputy mayor, Lamodimo Dikomang. Both politicians are old enough to be Lucas’ parents. While Lucas garnered 906 votes during the Saturday BDP primaries, Maoto and Dikomang only managed 496 and 306 votes respectively.

Although Maoto and Dikomang have protested the Bulela Ditswe results, citing unfair media campaigns by the winner, they had earlier found nothing objectionable when given an opportunity to do so by the returning officer.

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How political novice beat veterans to their game

FRANCISTOWN: Save for his good gesture of hosting the flamboyant Vice President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s team aka Team Dubai at the party’s elective congress last July, little was known about Modiri Jojo Lucas.