Maripe's son jostles for BPP presidency :: Mmegi Online

FRANCISTOWN: For those who lived during the heady days of the 1970s and 1980s, the name "Maripe" should ring a bell, as one of the political colossus of that period was the late Botswana People's Party (BPP) president, Dr Knight Maripe.

He was a marvel to watch when addressing a BPP political rally in a booming voice, articulating issues only in his mother tongue of Ikalanga or English with a Setswana interpreter in tow. Now his son is stepping up to the podium seeking to reclaim the presidency in the footsteps of the father.

Less than a year after joining the BPP from the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD), businessman Lindelwa Thobani Tumedi Maripe has reportedly declared his interest in contesting the party's presidency.The son of the late BPP leader and co-founder Dr Maripe, Lindelwa, is reportedly expected to challenge for the presidency during elections at the BPP's one-day elective conference on May 26 in Kalamakati village.

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