Pilane faction to submit documents

Wednesday, September 06, 2017

The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) National Executive Committee (NEC) has given the Sidney Pilane-led Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) faction until Thursday to submit some documents to support their case.

The faction appeared before the UDC NEC on Monday evening until early Tuesday morning. The other BMD faction led by Ndaba Gaolathe has also been given up to Thursday to submit some documents they promised to hand over when they appeared before the NEC recently. “If any of the warring factions doesn’t submit the papers we will conclude that they don’t have them.

The UDC NEC will meet on Friday to collect all the documents and meet again on Tuesday to compare notes,” said a source close to the meetings.

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Pilane faction to submit documents

The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) National Executive Committee (NEC) has given the Sidney Pilane-led Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) faction until Thursday to submit some documents to support their case.