AP faction doesn’t have the numbers
Monday, May 29, 2023 | 1290 Views |
Few weeks after rejecting the AP’s decision to dump the Botswana Labour Party (BLP) and the BCP cooperation talks, the faction resurfaced over the weekend at the BCP leadership forum in Palapye only to indicate that they do not have much to offer except allegiance.
The faction that goes by the name “Botswana o mosha” confirmed a few weeks ago that together with few others they had split from the AP because their party leadership had decided to join the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC).
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...