It breaks my heart to challenge Reatile – Ookeditse
Friday, October 24, 2025 | 490 Views |
Ookeditse. PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG.
Speaking during a press briefing where he launched his bid for presidency, the Nata-Gweta legislator said his preference has always been not to challenge someone he has stood with and worked with on so many occasions. “Matters have come to a point where we firmly believe that we need a strategic refocus for the state that the party needs to survive. I have decided to run against a person that I deeply respect,” he said.
He reassured members that no matter what happens in the upcoming elective congress on November 1 in Serowe Reatile will have their respect. Ookeditse said if they win, Reatile is a person they will continue to engage to move the party forward together.
With his theme of 'Delivering on Our Promise, One Step at a Time', he sought to project an image of a focused, determined leader building a new ‘Rome’. Sadly, parts of his speech were not about laying bricks, but about settling old scores.It is deeply worrying that a head of government would use such a pivotal national address to launch another bitter broadside against the media and his political detractors. His portrayal of the...