My absence won’t dampen BPF – Khama
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BPF patron, Ian Khama
Khama is the patron of the party that was formed on the eve of the 2019 general elections and he is currently in self-imposed exile in South Africa (SA).
For so long, the party has always relied on the Khama magic because he was their main campaigner in 2019 and managed to help the new-kid-on-the-political-block to win three parliamentary seats, specifically in Serowe.
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...