Reatile speaks on his impending BDP ouster

Mephato Reatile PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Mephato Reatile PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

Following a first of its kind press conference where Jwaneng-Mabutsane ruling party councillors at Tsholetsa House attacked their legislator, Mephato Reatile, the latter has come out with guns blazing.

He is of the view the attack was orchestrated at State House before the councillors went on to hold a press conference.

Eleven of the 12 Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) councillors in the Jwaneng- Mabutsane constituency hosted a press conference at the party headquarters on Wednesday. They expressed concern over Reatile stating that they were against his submissions in Parliament against their party. Reatile was suspended from the party last month for ‘defying the party caucus in Parliament as well as disparaging remarks on radio’. At the press conference, the councillors attacked Reatile saying they had a tough time campaigning for him during the elections but were forced to do so to ensure that Masisi went to Parliament. They accused the MP of working with the Botswana Patriotic Front to make inroads in their constituency because he was loyal to its patron and former, President Ian Khama. “I have known about the plan to host the press conference for two weeks now. And I am well aware that they had a meeting at the State House prior to the press conference. What they were doing was to deliver the verdict on my upcoming disciplinary hearing. I am now just waiting for my dismissal letter,” he said.

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