Tawele withdraws primary election protest

Tawele lost the tightly contested primary elections, which booked candidacy for the general elections, against Vain Mamela on May 3.  Tawele later protested the primaries citing irregularities, in the process, writing to the party demanding a re-run of the primary elections.

However, yesterday in an interview with Mmegi the former Ipopeng ward councillor said that after thorough introspection he decided against pursuing his protest. “The situation in the party in the constituency is so volatile I felt that my protest will make things worse. In short my decision not to continue with the protest was taken in the interest of the party. “I have however recommended to the party some of the things that need to be improved with regards to how the party primaries are run to ensure fairness.  I will try my luck at the primaries again in 2019,” Tawele said.