BCP drops Merafhe lawsuit
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Last year the BCP instituted a lawsuit against Khama declaring the Green Book [Executive Conditions of Service] unlawful, illegal and unconstitutional and a nullity and of no force and effect, and his revision of Merafhe’s pension without the knowledge of Parliament. The BCP secretary general Kesitegile Gobotswang confirmed this week that the central committee recently resolved to pursue the matter with some modifications. “We agreed to pursue the legality of using the Green Book by President Khama with some modifications. The part where we demanded the late former vice president Mompati Merafhe to pay back the money will be now left out,” explained Gobotswang.
The opposition party reached this decision after the death of Merafhe last month. “The man has passed on and how do you sue a dead man? We cannot see ourselves suing a dead man despite his estate,” said Gobotswang.
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...