In Reatile the BDP trusts

Reatile
Reatile

The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has hopes that it could penetrate the Southern part of Botswana if Mephato Reatile holds key positions in the party, insiders have revealed. After defecting from Botswana National Front (BNF) in 2012, Reatile lost his Ngwaketse West constituency (now Jwaneng-Mabutsane) to Shawn Nthaile in the 2014 general elections.

However, Reatile’s life was not disrupted by the loss as he was immediately rewarded with the position of nominated councillor and elected chairperson of the Southern District Council, where the BDP is in the majority.

Insiders believe that Reatile is a hard worker and attribute the party’s victory in Sekoma council by-election early this year to his hard work.  The ward was previously held by the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC).  The party leadership is said to believe that he will continue to yield positive results in the area going forward.

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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