Trouble looms for BDP

Friday, November 16, 2018

After the sucker punch delivered by the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) central committee (CC) on Wednesday summarily dismissing almost all Bulela Ditswe appeals, there are mumblings that some notable names may be considering the court route.

One of the leading BDP CC members told Mmegi that there are fears that some of the 130 appellants that were dismissed might seek redress at the High Court or stand as mekoko [independent candidates].

“Of course, there are a lot of unhappy people out there. Some are threatening court action while others are going to be mekoko,” he said.

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Trouble looms for BDP

After the sucker punch delivered by the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) central committee (CC) on Wednesday summarily dismissing almost all Bulela Ditswe appeals, there are mumblings that some notable names may be considering the court route.