Mmegi has learnt that Serame might battle it out with Lobatse former mayor Malebogo Kruger. For her part, Kruger said she cannot comment on the matter since campaigns for the women’s party positions have not started. Last week, party leader President Mokgweetsi Masisi wrote to all BDP structures instructing that regions, branches, wards and cells must hold their congresses to renew their mandate. The instruction specified the inclusion of the BDP Women’s Wing and the National Youth Executive Committee (NYEC).
The BDP Women’s Wing chairperson, Veronica Lesole confirmed that the mandate for her committee has long expired. “We are going to brief the party central committee next week on the date we are intending to hold our elective congress. If things go well, we intend to hold it by April 30, 2022, or the beginning of May 2022. We last held our congress in 2017. Yes, we have indeed approached Serame to contest and she agreed and I will be contesting as her deputy under her team,” Lesole said. She said her committee has managed to deliver despite pandemic challenges since they advocated women to be considered when Specially Elected Members of Parliament are chosen and it was done.
