Skelemani, Kwelagobe bury All-Party Conference
Friday, November 30, 2007
On his appointment as Presidential Affairs and Public Administration Minister in 2004 before the ministry was sub-divided resulting in the creation of a new ministry that Skelemani heads today, he had vowed to call the All-Party Conference and look at pertinent issues with the stakeholders. He however, did not give a time line, but stated then that 'it would not be long'.
Since he made that vow, three years later, he has not called a single meeting. When he changed ministries the portfolio responsibility of the All-party conference remained at the Presidential Affairs and Public Administration Ministry now headed by his colleague, Daniel Kwelagobe.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...