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I want to defend my presidency – Butale

Determined:“I have lost financially and politically. Even my good name has been tarnished.” –Butale PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Determined:“I have lost financially and politically. Even my good name has been tarnished.” –Butale PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

FRANCISTOWN: Suspended founding Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) president, Biggie Butale has finally broken his long-maintained silence.

He has come out with guns blazing, emphasising that he "cannot give up" hope to retain his position at the party's elective congress billed for October. “I cannot give up now.

I have lost so much in the BPF. I have lost financially and politically. Even my good name has been tarnished. I want to show that goodness will always prevail against wickedness,” Butale told Mmegi this week.

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As the Botswana National Front (BNF) discusses a policy to place suitably qualified members in strategic positions, the guiding consideration should remain whether an individual is the best person to serve the country. There is nothing wrong with qualified party members applying for public positions. Political affiliation should neither disqualify a capable candidate nor give them an advantage over others. Every Motswana deserves a fair...

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