How UDC won Moselewapula by-election :: Mmegi Online

Against all odds, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) got fixated on winning Moselewapula ward by-election. First, their candidate, Gift Tebo entered the race late in the day after a coalition partner the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) chose to test its strength against the UDC in an arrangement with a newfound partner, the Alliance for Progressives (AP). There were other odds that the UDC beat to its unexpected victory. Mmegi Staffer RYDER GABATHUSE follows the story

Justin Hunyepa is the Botswana National Front (BNF) spokesperson and he hails the BNF’s coalition partnership with the Botswana Peoples Party (BPP) and later the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) as a winning formula. He challenges anyone to dismiss the UDC project at his or her own peril now or at any stage.

He acknowledges that in the beginning, his party was not given a chance and the UDC was simply dismissed as a bad loser at Moselewapula and this, however, did not dampen their spirits.

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