‘BCP cadres jostle to replace Tshabang’
Friday, January 20, 2023 | 80 Views |
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Never Tshabang
The Nkange constituency is currently held by Dr Never Tshabang, former BCP legislator who represented the UDC in the 2019 general elections.
Tshabang and other four BCP legislators were expelled from the BCP after they defied a party caucus that ordered them not to participate in the UDC parliamentary caucus that was mandated to choose a new Leader of the Opposition (LoO) after the previous LoO, Dumelang Saleshando, was suspended by the 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...