Make or break retreat for BDP in Palapye

BDP members PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
BDP members PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

As the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) goes into a weekend retreat in Palapye, top on the agenda is to ensure that the party president Mokgweetsi Masisi and his predecessor Ian Khama smoke the peace pipe.

Another important agenda item is to convince presidential race hopeful and former Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi to withdraw her bid to challenge Masisi as party president.

While the BDP leadership would not be drawn into discussing the issues, Mmegi has in good authority that there is intense behind-the-scenes work to ensure the party returns from Palapye healed from factions and ready for the October general elections.

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