Speaking to The Monitor shortly after the meeting, Rammidi said some of the remarks from the community were made in the heat of the moment. He added that the party’s Central Committee (CC) would reconvene to discuss the concerns raised by the tribe. “Some of the things were said because tempers were high. We are not going to act haphazardly. The Central Committee will still go back to them on some of the issues and how they view them,” Rammidi said. Amongst the key grievances, Rammidi acknowledged the issue of former president Ian Khama’s dismissal from the party. He confirmed that the matter was one of several to be considered during the BDP's internal review process.
However, he noted that Khama's current status as a traditional leader complicates the situation. “Unfortunately, he is now a chief and can no longer go back to politics,” Rammidi said. Meanwhile, Khama, who attended the emotionally charged meeting at Serowe College of Education, directly confronted the party leadership. He presented a letter allegedly written by then-BDP president Mokgweetsi Masisi that officially removed him from the party. In response, Khama challenged the party to apply the same disciplinary standards to Masisi. “You can write him the same letter he wrote to me. Why don’t you suspend him or fire him? Again, he embarrassed the party by making it to lose elections, and that will be a good reason for that, ” he asked. Furthermore, Khama criticized both Masisi and the Director-General of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS), Peter Magosi, calling them “bad people” and questioning why Magosi remained in government.
