Not intending to give up its mission to unite the opposition parties into a collective, BOFEPUSU will be meeting in Tsetsebjwe to discuss, among other things, mechanisms to have the BCP and UDC talking cooperation again, BOFEPUSU secretary general Ketlhalefile Motshegwa has told Mmegi.This time around the union is not going to plead with the parties. "The mood is such that instead of pleading with the BCP and UDC to work together we might have to give them an ultimatum. This certainly is not the time for the two parties to be teaching each other a lesson," said Motshegwa.
The BOFEPUSU firebrand, whose union will be celebrating Labour Day under the theme: "Protecting Workers Rights and Unleashing A Progressive Labour Agenda" on Labour Day (May 1) insists that it is in the interest of the workers to ensure cooperation between the two opposition parties. Motshegwa's view is that the workers must play a central role in effecting a change of government. "The time has come for a change of government. As for the opposition politicians, they have to appreciate that nothing will happen as long as they refuse to embrace transformative politics," he warns.In 2010, the Botswana Peoples' Party (BPP), the Botswana National Front (BNF), the BCP and Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) set around the table with the view to coming up with a united front against the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) ahead of the 2014 general elections. BOFEPUSU actively supported the project hailing it as the bulwark of the workers.
