Clock ticks for BCP, UDC reconciliation

Test: The six-month deadline will elapse in the second week of January next year for the BCP to decide what's next PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Test: The six-month deadline will elapse in the second week of January next year for the BCP to decide what's next PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

FRANCISTOWN: The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) appears to have finally closed the prospects of reconciliation with its other Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) partners.

In July this year, one of the key BCP conference resolutions was that the party should remain part of the UDC for the next six months. The decision was taken to allow the BCP to explore a possibility of smoking the peace pipe with its UDC partners.

The six-month deadline will elapse in the second week of January next year. However, based on the posture of the BCP and UDC, it seems that the disharmony between the two parties will not subside anytime soon.

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