�Gaolathe�s faction manufactures crisis at UDC�

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Another crisis has emerged at the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) following chairperson Motlatsi Molapise’s decision to call an unauthorised National Executive Committee (NEC) scheduled for next week. Molapise is also the leader of Botswana Peoples Party (BPP).

On Tuesday, Molapise through Hilda Sibisibi, an employe at UDC office, sent an agenda for the UDC NEC scheduled for September 5. Sibisibi is a well-known supporter of Ndaba Gaolathe, a president of one of the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) factions. Surprisingly, the agenda was not sent to the UDC president, Duma Boko and vice president, Dumelang Saleshando of the Botswana Congress Party (BCP). According to the agenda, the UDC convenor, Lebang Mpotokwane will present an item on proposal to pre-schedule meetings and another proposal to circulate minutes of previous meetings with notice of the next meeting.

He will also present an item about activation of group established to implement decisions of the NEC. Reverend Prince Dibeela, who was also the convenor of the opposition bloc will present about recommendations of the Transitional Committee. This Transitional Committee/Team is a hot potato within the UDC affiliates. Dibeela is also Botswana National Front (BNF) vice president. Those who deny the existence of the committee are of the view that they do not know who mandated it. And they argue that they do not know who drafted the terms of reference.

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