Eight BPF members resign
Monday, October 23, 2023 | 580 Views |
The suspensions were a result of alleged illegal meetings with former party president, Biggie Butale. About eight members have submitted their resignations to the party.
One of the members, Catherine Linga in a letter dated October 17, 2023, cites reasons such as "unfair suspension" and the "unconstitutional dissolution of the women’s league by National Executive Committee". Another member Boitshwarelo Mopedi, in a resignation letter dated October 20, 2023, mentioned her immediate resignation, terminating her roles as "BPF deputy disciplinary chairperson and Northern Region chairperson". BPF, through its secretary-general, Lawrence Ookeditse acknowledged the resignations. He, however, clarified that the members were due to appear before a disciplinary committee for misconduct.
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...