F/town-West youth protest weekend elections

FRANCISTOWN: The Francistown West youth wing of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has written to their principals complaining about the constituency leadership elections held over the weekend.

The BDP youth chairperson, Andy Boatile, confirmed receiving a letter of complaint from Francistown but would not be drawn into discussing its contents. Over 30 youth from Francistown West signed the petition letter.

In the letter, the concerned youths accuse the returning officer at the weekend constituency congress, Lemogang Molalapata, of having flouted procedures. They also alleged that the Francistown West Member of Parliament (MP) Ignatius Moswaane was interfering.

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BDP primaries leave a lot to be desired

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...

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