All hands on deck at Moselewapula by-election – BCP
Friday, May 13, 2022 | 90 Views |
![BCP Publicity: Information Secretary Mpho Pheko and Peter Mogapi at Bophirima ward by-election PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO](https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.mmegi.bw/mmegi/uploads/images/2022/05/14/37600.jpg&w=800&q=72&f=jpg&t=1)
BCP Publicity: Information Secretary Mpho Pheko and Peter Mogapi at Bophirima ward by-election PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
The Moselewapula by-election in Francistown West was occasioned by the recent passing on of area councillor, Reuben Ketlhoilwe after a long illness.
In the 2019 general elections, Kethoilwe won the ward with 579 under the UDC ticket. He was followed by Gilbert Boikhutso of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), Bushy Ditshotlo of the Alliance for Progressives (AP) and Gilbert Makombo of the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) with 550, 196 and 49 votes respectively.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...