Concerns over motor sport AGM delays
Kabelo Boranabi | Friday February 26, 2016 16:19
The AGM was supposed to have been held last August, but has seen several postponements leaving BMS the only Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) affiliate yet to hold its annual meeting.
Francistown-based Lobelo Racing Club’s vice chairman, Lola Berrie said the club has been kept in the dark over the delay.
“We know that the AGM was supposed to be held at the end of last year and we are not sure of the details causing the delay. We have kept our club busy by hosting our events and providing a platform for our riders to gain local and international exposure,” she said.
Berrie said the AGM is an opportunity for the clubs to meet and discuss outstanding issues and to find new ways to better the sport.
“There are some members on the BMS committee who are not performing to expected standards. They are not going out of their way to grow the sport and work with clubs,” Berrie said of the committee which has been at the helm since 2014.
Gaborone Motor Club (GMC) chairman, Tunku Motsumi shared the same sentiments but said the delay does not impact their activities as a club.
“It doesn’t affect us per se, but it is important for them to call the AGM because that is where structural decisions are made,” he said.
Motsumi, who was voted into office last month, admitted that they had not enquired about the delay. “We did not ask because we have our won laundry to deal with first.
I’m relatively new as the GMC chairman. There are issues that I have to deal with internally first,” he said.
BMS vice president administration, David Mash said the executive committee will call the AGM in April. He further said the committee was dealing with some issues which he did not disclose, hence the delay. “The president calls for an AGM when he sees fit, but when there are issues which are unresolved he can not do so,” he said.
Mash also confirmed that BMS would co-host this year’s 1,000km Desert Race, widely known as ‘Mmantshwabisi’ with the South African National Off Road Racing Association (SANORA) and that preparations for the biggest event in the local motor sport are going on swiftly.
“SANORA hosted the event, but missed the 2014 and 2015 editions. They are now back and we will be working together,” he said.