Of BPF’s rattling presidency
Friday, November 28, 2025 | 230 Views |
Ookeditse. PIC KENNEDY RAMOKONE
From its earliest days, every president who has attempted to steer the party forward has faced continuous internal conflict, persistent divisions, and unending power struggles. These tensions have often spilled beyond internal forums, extending into the public arena and even reaching the courts.
To begin with, the party’s founding president, Biggie Butale, experienced significant challenges throughout his tenure.
That a single private law firm pocketed P6.5 million for just four cases, out of a total P11.1 million paid for 25 matters, reeks of a system that was not merely disorganised but open to abuse.Bayford has taken a welcome first step by telling the Public Accounts Committee the truth. Now he must act decisively to ensure it never happens again and that any money lost to wrongdoing is recovered.The figures are staggering. Whilst ordinary Batswana...