BMD Heeding To UDC Recommendations Is A Step In The Right Direction

The remaining BMD leadership seems to have accepted the suggestion, even though some still hold that they do not agree with the decision taken by the UDC. The BMD leadership should nonetheless be applauded for looking at the bigger picture, and agreeing to work towards saving their troubled party.

UDC was formed so that opposition parties could tackle the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) as a united front, hence the need for the UDC to exercise fairness when dealing with its members. Infighting within the BMD started way before the Bobonong congresses. While reasons have been provided why the UDC could not intervene in the early stages, that intervention was necessary, as it could have perhaps neutralised the in-fights before they spiraled out of control. UDC initially suggested power sharing between the two camps, which were at ‘each other’s throats’ with each camp claiming legitimacy.