Khama Should Save The BDP Ship

The just-ended Botswana Democratic Party National Council in Gaborone painted a nasty picture of a party that tears itself apart during by-elections.

 According to the findings of an investigation instituted by President Ian Khama in the aftermath of losing three wards in Block 8, Tswapong and Mmathete, all fingers pointed to the BDP members as the ones who stabbed the party in the back by literally sleeping with the enemy.  How revealing!

But this is funny indeed.  For how does any investigation manage to find out who voted for whom during a secret ballot at the polls?  It is tantamount to witch-hunting in which anyone suspected is condemned and stoned to death as the witch.  The BDP problems surely must be lying somewhere else.  It is also comical that this BDP investigation has unearthed a certain plot by the opposition in which members of the opposition partake in BDP's famous primary elections, specifically to have a say in the outcome of the primaries so that the weaker one wins, all to the advantage of the opposition, come the general election or by-election.

Editor's Comment
BDP primaries leave a lot to be desired

The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...

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