Cracks Start To Show In BPF

BPF rally PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
BPF rally PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

PALAPYE: Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) Palapye constituency has confirmed Kolaatamo Malefho as a parliamentary candidate to represent the party in the coming general elections.

BPF picked Malefo against another candidate Tefo Malala. The party national executive committee nominated Malefho last week. But the decision did no please Malala. He felt the party did not take him seriously.

“I heard from people that the party has chosen Malefho and I am still waiting for the official response. The constituency secretary general approached me to be a campaign manager, but I can’t because I feel the party somehow doesn’t take me seriously. I will be an ordinary member,” a clearly disappointed Malala said.

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