Moatlhodi, UDC councillors clash

Moatlhodi PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Moatlhodi PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

FRANCISTOWN: Member of Parliament (MP) for Tonota and the deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Pono Moatlhodi is entangled in a bitter row with two of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) councillors in his constituency.

The relationship between Moatlhodi and the two UDC councillors—Neo Sefume and Isaac Nyathi of Tholodi and Shashe Mooke wards respectively—has reportedly been sour for some time.

So sour the relationship is that the legislator ended up reporting the two councillors to the Tonota Sub-District Council chairperson, Chris Machokoto. In fact, on Friday Machokoto called the three warring politicians in a bid to assist them with ironing out differences.

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