Kedikilwe wins BPF Serowe West primaries
Monday, June 12, 2023 | 800 Views |
The election was contested by seven party members who included Chimbidzani Chimidza, Dilebo Mmaletlhare, Gaotilwe Nametsegang, James Kgalajwe, Mokgobelelo Mokgobelelo, Monamodi Bagwasi and Onalepelo Kedikilwe.
Kedikilwe won the primary election by 443 votes followed by Mmaletlhare with 229 and Mokgobelelo with 101 votes, while others had between 90 and 80 votes each. The position of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Serowe West constituency fell vacant after the area representative, Tshekedi Khama, was disqualified for having failed to attend three consecutive sittings of the National Assembly.
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...