BMD, BRP vow to win elections
Friday, February 02, 2024 | 460 Views |
![BRP president Biggie Butale and vice president Moiseraela Goya](https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.mmegi.bw/mmegi/uploads/images/2024/02/02/98983.jpg&w=800&q=72&f=jpg&t=1)
BRP president Biggie Butale and vice president Moiseraela Goya
Thuso Tiego, the president of BMD, and Biggie Butale, the leader of BRP, will be battling for the keys of the State House with President Mokgweetsi Masisi of the BDP, Duma Boko of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) and Dumelang Saleshando of the Botswana Congress Party (BCP).
The optimistic Tiego and Butale, who are both ordained pastors, have lamented the lack of developments in the country since the BDP came to power in 1965. In the past, all opposition leaders promised to deal with what they say is “endemic corruption and misuse of the country’s resources by the ruling elite in the mineral rich country”.
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...