BNF targets 300,000 new members

EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer | Wednesday December 1, 2010 00:00

 

Addressing journalists yesterday at a BNF press conference in Tlokweng, BNF organising secretary Michael Mzwinila said the organising sub-committee, which he heads, will spearhead the project.

'As you might be aware, the party will be turning 45 next year, therefore the year cannot pass quietly as it marks an important point in our history. We are also going to revive and continue with Operation Tsosoloso, which has previously brought the party handsome results. In the short time that Operation Tsosoloso was implemented, the party was able to attract close to 100,000 new members,' he said. He said with the project they aim to have cell, constituency and regional committees fully operational by end of 2011. This also goes for the organs of the party, he added. Mzwinila said they will soon complete an audit of the party structures. The information gathered will be used to guide the organising secretariat in executing its targets set for next year, he said.

'Party choirs will be revived to ensure that party is able to use them in the mobiliation as mentioned above and on Operation Tsosoloso. Choirs are also important in spreading the party message. As a party that has been able to attract funding from the private sector because of our pro-poor and pro-worker policies, we are compelled to look inward and come up with innovative ways of raising funds. One such way is to use the choirs...we are also looking at having choral competitions at constituency, regional and ultimately at national level. This will raise the standard and also help raise the much-needed funds for the party...the importance of the choirs cannot be ignored as they also provide entertainment and add colour to the rallies,' he said.

The party will also organise beauty pageants, Mzwinila has said, to raise funds.

'We might have sound policies and programmes but if we cannot reach the people and sell our policies to them, we will remain irrelevant and enigma to them. The BNF has very good policies which are also the envy of many who come across them including the ruling party,' he said.