No reconciliation in sight for BPF
Friday, June 30, 2023 | 450 Views |
![Butale PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE](https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.mmegi.bw/mmegi/uploads/images/2023/06/30/78380.jpg&w=800&q=72&f=jpg&t=1)
Butale PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
The court action came after some members of the NEC held a meeting, without Butale’s consent contrary to the High Court judgment which had stated that NEC meetings should be called by Butale.
“We have not held any meeting or reached out to the party president since the court case, which continues today (Friday). I don’t think there would be any meeting before the court case,” the BPF vice president Mephato Reatile said in an interview on Wednesday. At the said meeting, the NEC suspended Butale for 90 days, which was then reversed by the Lobatse High Court.
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...