Tsogwane's mettle to be tested :: Mmegi Online

There is no doubt that Vice President (VP) Slumber Tsogwane vanquished his opponents during the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) primary elections last year with a huge margin. He defeated the democrat who came after him with 3,932 votes. Tsogwane is a very important member of President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s coterie, but odds seem stacked against him if the 2014 general elections results are used as a yardstick. Staff Writer LEBOGANG MOSIKARE reports

FRANCISTOWN: President Masisi pulled a shocker when he nominated Tsogwane as Botswana’s second citizen shortly after he ascended to the presidency.

The BDP legislators who hold a majority vote in the August House thereafter endorsed Tsogwane as VP. Masisi’s move to nominate Tsogwane left a bitter taste in the mouths of many BDP veterans, who thought that they were better candidates than Tsogwane to become vice presidents because they have worked hard for the party for a very long time during calm and turbulent times.

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