Parley Shoots Down Gaolathe's NPF Commission Motion

Monday, March 19, 2018

Parliament shot down a motion by Alliance for Progressives (AP) leader Ndaba Gaolathe that requested President Ian Khama to appoint a judicial commission of enquiry into the alleged abuse of the petroleum fund.

The motion proposed as a matter of urgency, was debated in Parliament on Friday, and saw 37 legislators vote against it, while 14 voted in support, and one member abstaining.

“We hear that there is a possibility that hundreds of pulas have disappeared from the National Petroleum Fund (NPF). If this is true then it hampers on our ability to implement our development agenda.

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Parley Shoots Down Gaolathe's NPF Commission Motion

Parliament shot down a motion by Alliance for Progressives (AP) leader Ndaba Gaolathe that requested President Ian Khama to appoint a judicial commission of enquiry into the alleged abuse of the petroleum fund.