Candidate queries BNFWL election outcome
Monday, March 28, 2022 | 590 Views |
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Some of the delegates at the BNFWL elective congress
Kesiilwe was battling it out with Dr Bonang Nkoane whom she lost to after the latter won with 342 votes. Kesiilwe got 91 votes while only four votes were spoilt.
“It is true I had written a letter to the electoral board to complain about how things were done starting from the preparations of the congress. There was no proper communication on the date of the congress and again we were not given enough time to campaign at different constituencies,” Kesiilwe said on Sunday.
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...