Kgoroba unyielding on AP, despite meeting flop :: Mmegi Online

Mogoditshane legislator, Sedirwa Kgoroba, who is amongst the founding members of the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) who recently formed a break-away, the Alliance for Progressives (AP) says he stands by his decision, even if it spells the end of his political career.

In 2014, Kgoroba won the delicately balanced constituency by a small margin of 334, with Tumiso Rakgare of the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) coming second with 3,846 votes, followed closely by Patrick Masimolole of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) with 3,787.

Over the weekend, Kgoroba called a meeting to update potential AP members about the new party’s progress. The meeting was the first in the constituency and was expected to measure support for the about to be launched opposition party. However, only a handful of people turned up, reminding Kgoroba that his defection could cost him re-election. The BCP is now an Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) member and is widely expected to strongly challenge for the constituency in 2019.

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