Responding to President Ian Khama's State of the Nation address yesterday, Ntuane said the government should not support the cultural events of tribes because they could become divisive.His remarks come against the backdrop of a resurgence of bogwera and bojale in Ramotswa, Mochudi and Serowe where graduation ceremonies concluding initiation schools have been held in recent years. Ntuane said the government could not promote nation building and support such divisive cultural events at the same time. As the youthful MP spoke yesterday, it became clear that the issue is one close to the hearts of many MPs, seeing as how Ntuane held the House captive. Having made his point on traditional initiation schools, Ntuane said the State of the Nation speech had covered all the important issues that Batswana would have wanted to hear the President address. This was quite out of character for an MP who has built a reputation for incisive criticism of government policies.
"Although there are still some challenges, as politicians we must debate them positively; not in a negative manner to cause harm to the nation," he said. "As the best ambassadors of this country, let us extend credit to those who lead this country and avoid saying negative things."
