Maape residents threaten boycott over chieftaincy wrangle
Friday, March 28, 2014
Speaking in an interview with Mmegi, two concerned Maape elders confirmed that they had indeed told the Pilikwe-Maape councillor, Gadialala Moiname that they will not be voting alongside the rest of Batswana this year.
“We have long registered our complaint with Sediegeng Kgamane that we don’t want Rantsiapana as our chief but he has snubbed us.
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...