Dada�s 16 Years Hold On BDP Purse
Ryder Gabathuse | Monday July 10, 2017 15:30
TONOTA: To the aged and frail looking Dada his incessant re-election into the party’s treasury is all about the hard work that he renders. It’s a motion of confidence that the party shows in him.
Most importantly, for the humble Dada it’s all about looking after the party and its finances that the position matters to the people. The job is also about building confidence with the party’s plethora of donors that Dada could not reveal for public consumption.
He concedes that it is very important to run the financial affairs of the ruling party’s magnitude. In his re-election bid running under the Vice President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s camp he garnered 729 votes to his challenger Tebelelo Seretse’s 219 votes.
For a long time reports emanating from the BDP headquarters, Tsholetsa House, had been that under Dada’s nose, the party’s financial position has not been impressive. The party has been reportedly in the red.
“As we prepare for the general elections, we will clear that as a party, “he said referring to their challenging financial position.
Explaining why a plethora of donors put their money into the BDP, Dada: “As you know as the ruling party we have been doing a good job for the past 55 years and we are the best governing party in Africa so we attract attention of these businesspeople. They see the value of supporting us”.
He could not state as to who these businesspeople are, but emphasised: “We all give the party the requisite support. We need to support a party that is doing a good job. Of course, I Dada give whatever that I can dole out”. His relationship with the ruling party treasury is also premised on the fact that for many years the BDP government has given him and other party benefactors the requisite stability for their businesses to flourish.
He in a way, confirms that. “If you spend your money on the BDP, it becomes insurance and that the trading environment has remained conducive for our businesses to thrive.” So, the party continues voting him the treasurer because he attracts more businesses to the BDP that helps it solidifies its financial position.
He has for a long time been able to bail out the ruling BDP during the hour of need and such Dada is linked to the party’s riches hence for a long time he has been unchallenged in the position of treasurer in the BDP.
Dada is considered the party’s link with the generous business community.