Dimeku wins Boikago/Madiba ward primaries
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
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Dimeku
Dimeku contested against Boitshoko Kinnear who got 148 votes followed by Malebogo Orapeleng with 42 votes. There were seven spoiled votes.
Orapeleng, who is not new to elections, lost again in the 2013 BDP primary elections to the late ward councillor Richie Kenosi.
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...