Boko back in court
Friday, April 25, 2014
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Boko
A small group of disgruntled party members had taken their leader to court seeking his removal from office for allegedly having forged his membership card when he was elected party president in 2010 in Mochudi. Boko is also the president of the opposition coalition, the Umbrella for Democratic Change, (UDC).
Last month, Judge Terence Rannowane of the Gaborone High Court postponed the case to today after Boko’s legal team argued that they needed to study the applicants’ documents.
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...