Balopi quits Cabinet, expected to resign as BDP Secretary General
Friday, December 24, 2021 | 4270 Views |
Mpho Balopi PC. THALEFANG CHARLES
This follows his immediate resignation as a cabinet minister this morning. Balopi and President Mokgweetsi Masisi have not been in good terms lately. Masisi had even informed some party elders as well as other cabinet members about the fallout.
Balopi will become just an ordinary Member of Parliament for Gaborone North.
The P300 million internal roads tender is a case study. A bidder’s complaint revealed alleged irregularities. A tribunal ordered a re-evaluation.The council and the initial winner appealed to the High Court. Now, the Ministry of Local Government and Traditional Affairs, frustrated by the delay, writes to the council suggesting the tender be cancelled, and an alternative procurement model be explored, while the matter is still before the courts....