Matikiti topples Moiteela as Ftown region chair

FRANCISTOWN: Sabelo Matikiti is the new chairperson for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)’s Francistown region.

He beat Ford Moiteela who was defending the seat during an elective congress over the weekend.

Other contenders who tried their luck in the chairmanship race included nominated councillor at Sowa Town Council and former Tonota Sub-district Chairperson Botho Ntirang. Former Tati East constituency chairperson Matikiti won the race via 67 votes followed by Ntirang with 42 votes and the former chairperson had only eight votes. 

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