Many within the party believe that although things look normal on the surface, the war is being fought behind the scenes. They say the rivalry might reach the boil again during the primary elections.
Last week the BNF Elections' Board resigned en masse leaving the Central Committee with the onerous task of choosing a new board a few weeks before the start of primary elections. This, according to sources, caused consternation within the party, with one faction accusing the other of trying to cheat its way to victory at the primary elections. "We will see a lot of unrest following the primary elections because some candidates from the Letshabo camp have lost faith in the new elections board even before it is chosen given the reasons forwarded by the outgoing board," said another source. Information reaching Mmegi indicates that a few days ago, the party's Youth League held a closed-door meeting with members of the Central Committee to urge them, among them other things, to bring peace to the party but to no avail. The party's executive committee is said to have dismissed the Youth League's advice.
