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Oarabile Mosikare | Monday January 26, 2015 12:12

 

Speaking during the launch of council candidate for Moshupa West Olebogeng Sethibe last Saturday, Rammidi said the issue of opposition cooperation with Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) would be discussed at the right forum which is the party congress later this year. The opposition cooperation is a contentious issue and the BCP has taken too much flak from all quarters for not being a member of the UDC. The UDC is made up of three opposition parties, Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD). Botswana National Front (BNF) and Botswana Peoples Party (BPP).

Rammidi threatened to quit the party if it joined the umbrella without any plan. “I will quit the BCP if it cooperates with the UDC without any plan. We cannot just go into cooperation for the sake of replacing the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) without any plan,” said Rammidi. He also dismissed allegations that he would contest the BCP presidency against former Gaborone Central MP Dumelang Saleshando. He said he was too young to fill the boots of Saleshando.

“I have worked with him at Parliament and I know his capabilities. He is a very capable and intelligent politician.” Another speaker Phagenyana Phage expressed his disappointment about the decision of the UDC to contest the Moshupa West ward. Phage who contested the Lentsweletau-Mmopane constituency and lost against the BDP’s Vincent Seretse aid the BCP decided not to contest the wards where they did not perform well during the general elections last October. “This was in the spirit of opposition cooperation.

“We even instructed our members to vote the UDC where we are not standing. But the UDC decided to field their candidate for Moshupa West ward and this is disappointing,” he said.  Meanwhile fresh elections of council members for Ngware, Goodhope and Moshupa West wards would be held on Saturday. Sethibe is expected to face UDC’s Abraham Motlogelwa and Mothatosi Kelobang of the BDP. Sethibe and Kelobang were tied with 759 votes while Motlgelwa trailed behind with 337 votes during the October 24, 2014 general elections. At Ngware and Goodhope the ruling party had tied with the UDC while the BCP came last.