BDP Women's Wing Chair Rallies BDP To Back Masisi For Presidency
Correspondent | Monday January 28, 2019 15:15
Makgato used a short video recording which is currently going viral amongst Ma-domkrag, urging them that this is not the right time to vote for any other person, especially with few months left before the General Elections.
In the short video message, Makgato emphasises that last year at their Mogoditshane National Council, the Women’s Wing met to decide, amongst others, their role in the coming General Elections in order to help the BDP to continue to rule this country.
“ We agreed at the Assembly in one accord that this year is a very critical one; we recognised that we had recently ushered in a new President into office, and that this year we will be continuing to rally behind the presidency of Rre Masisi towards the General Elections”.
According to Makgato, as the chairperson, she spearheaded the endorsement of President Masisi as the president of the party for two consecutive terms, or 10 years, as it has been the tradition with the past presidents of the Party. Makgato also says she had taken the same matter to her constituency, Sefhare-Ramkgonami, who have also endorsed President Masisi as the Party President.
“Thirdly, I for one I do not think it is strategic for us as Ma-Domkrag, on the eve of the elections, to be entertaining the idea of electing a new President. It is suicidal to entertain the idea of challenging the President at this time; in fact given the environment, the political climate, it is very important to ring fence, and rally around the President of the country”.
BDP elder, David Magang, a former cabinet Minister in Sir Seretse Khama, and Masire and Mogae’s cabinet has also released a similar recording, speaking to Ma-Domkrag and urging them to rally behind President Masisi and give him the opportunity to serve Batswana.
Magang says in his short time in the Presidency, Masisi is proving to be reconciliatory, committed to nation building, committed to effectively tackling unemployment issues by seeking investments outside the country, and therefore deserving of backing to continue the good work.