BDP Youth Want 5-Year CC Term
Monday, April 08, 2019
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Some of the BDP Central Committee members PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Amongst these, they want Article 30.1 to be amended so that members of the Central Committee are elected every five years at the party’s National Congress.
Article 30.1 states that whether the party is in power or not, members of the Central Committee, save for the president are elected every two years at the National Congress.
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...