Ntuane fancies his chances to defend seat
Thursday, April 13, 2017
Those close to Ntuane say that their man was sensing a tough competition from Nkate, a former secretary general of the BDP. Ntuane has registered to contest the secretary general position for bargaining purpose in future and will battle against former secretary general Mpho Balopi and Nkate.
Apparently Ntuane assessed the people that support his man for the chairpersonship of the party, minister Nonofo Molefhi and came to the conclusion that most are losers. Some of Molefhi’s supporters include the vocal Tebelelo Seretse, assistant minister Biggie Butale and Dikgakgamatso Seretse. The trio stood for the chairpersonship in Mmadinare three years ago and were humiliated by vice president Masisi. They still have a bone to grind against Masisi and it is believed that Ntuane felt that with the terrible losers in the slate, Molefhi’s team is “very weak”.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....