UDC Pays BDP Up

Monday, April 12, 2021

UDC President: Duma Boko PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG

Opposition petitioners who had their properties attached sighed with relief on Friday after they managed part payment at the eleventh hour of money owed to Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) attorneys.

On Friday the sheriffs were ready to auction the petitioners’ attached belongings.

The 2019 General Election petitioners include the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) president, Duma Boko, and 13 others. The Monitor has learnt that the UDC managed to pay P567,000 in legal costs for their appeals heard by the Court of Appeal and they are only left with a debt of P50,000 for the sheriff, which includes money for storage amongst others.

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UDC Pays BDP Up

Opposition petitioners who had their properties attached sighed with relief on Friday after they managed part payment at the eleventh hour of money owed to Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) attorneys.

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