Who will deputise Masisi? :: Mmegi Online

In his search for the Vice President upon ascending to the presidency next April, Mokgweetsi Masisi will have to look for a mature politician who is also a shrewd administrator to be his Vice President. Mmegi Staff Writers RYDER GABATHUSE & BAME PIET insist that Masisi’s VP must be a unifying factor who can also help him fight off intra-party challenges and the threats posed by the opposition in and off Parliament

In the immediate period when he tests the waters at the Office of the President as the first citizen between April 1 and the 2019 general elections, Masisi needs a strong Vice President who will help revive the party that is facing dwindling popular vote. After getting 46.7% of the popular vote in the last general elections, the transition period will be crucial for the survival of Masisi’s presidency and the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP).

The departure of Masisi from the VP office and State House No. 2 will open a gap as it was during his tenure that he took the opposition head on during debates in Parliament as the Leader of the House and at freedom squares, his accelerated recruitment drive targeting opposition activists are well documented and his VP should be of his calibre.

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