Central District BDP MP candidates face uncertainty

Friday, June 21, 2019

Ian Khama and Mokgweetsi Masisi PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Parliamentary candidate for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in the Central District Council (CDC) face a conundrum of some kind as they wade into their campaign trails. In the prevailing flux state of affairs, it is either they choose paramount chief Ian Khama or BDP Presidential candidate, Mokgweetsi Masisi.

The two represent the new reconfigured power dynamics in the country following the formation of the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF), an offshoot of the BDP, which enjoys Khama’s support. There is no middle ground, the electorate tell the candidates, Staff Writers OARABILE MOSIKARE & TSAONE BASIMANEBOTLHE report

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Central District BDP MP candidates face uncertainty