Boko sneers at �fair� elections
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Responding officially to the State of the Nation Address yesterday afternoon, Boko said despite the “pompous rhetoric” by “defenders of the status quo” the recent elections had only been a mask of democracy.
“While many may contend that the elections were generally free, it would amount to unconscious fantasies and self-deception to suggest that the elections were fair,” he said in his inaugural address to Parliament.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...