Four battle it out for BONU presidency
Friday, June 10, 2022 | 200 Views |
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The outgoing BONU president Obonolo Rahube (left) will not be defending his position FILE PIC
The presidential aspirants are Tebogo Tshenyego, Peter Baleseng, Unangoni Modo and Seabelo Chigagane. The BONU congress will be held in Francistown under the theme: ‘BONU resilience against COVID-19, nurses’ welfare a priority.
However, the outgoing BONU president Obonolo Rahube will not be defending his position. The BONU constitution allows a person to hold an office position for only two terms. Out of 13 positions that will be contested, five members from the outgoing CEC cannot contest again for elections because they have already served their two terms. Another key position that will be contested for is the secretary-general (SG) position and the contestants include outgoing SG Fondondo Phillip and Boitshepo Seakozi.
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...