AP withdraws from cooperation talks
Monday, April 17, 2023 | 820 Views |
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In a statement released this evening, April 17 2023, the AP announced that they have withdrawn from the negotiations.
“The negotiation team met today to continue the talks. Both AP and BCP raised issues of concern with regards to the negotiations. AP informed the meeting that as a result of the issues of concern raised, AP central committee met on the 15 April 2023 and resolved to withdraw from the negotiations,” reads the statement I part.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...