Gaseitsewe resigned from his position on September 20, 2021. The Gaborone High Court recently interdicted the Society from holding its elections for president and two vice presidents. This was after president and vice president hopefuls, Maipelo Mophuting and Nelson Rammala respectively approached the court on urgency as the Society attempted to hold an elective Annual General Assembly (AGA) excluding them. The society’s secretary-general, Kutlwano Mukokomani confirmed that indeed the president has resigned and Odirile Itumeleng is the one acting as a president. Itumeleng has been the advisor of the Botswana Red Cross Society. “He resigned because he does not want to be conflicted on the matter of having to solve some issues that will end up implicating him.
Yes, he will be contesting for the presidency after the High Court issue is resolved. The dates for AGA are not yet out because of the court case. He cannot be seen to be presiding over issues when he will be contesting,” Mukokomani said in an interview on Wednesday. He said the date for AGA will be decided when the court has delivered its judgment over the case that is still before it. However, some of Mophuting's supporters said they are shocked by the new developments and also that the other vice president had resigned. “We understand that there is new membership which had been given to certain members who support Gaseitsewe. And that the motion of no confidence was passed on some of the members especially those who support Mophuting,” the source said. On January 30, 2021, Mophuting and Rammala were granted an order to interdict the Society’s election for the three positions on the AGA agenda until the matter is finalised.
