Ramaotwana, Ntime bid for Gaborone parliamentary seats

Botswana National Front (BNF) village ward councillor, and ex-city mayor, Nelson Ramaotwana has thrown his name in the hat as a possible contender to challenge Botswana Congress Party (BCP) MP, Dumelang Saleshando for the Gaborone Central constituency.

With the elections draw hear, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) central committee has already endorsed Gomolemo Motswaledi to take on Saleshando in the Gaborone central constituency in 2009.

Ramaotwana's step into the ring comes months after several attempts by BNF tacticians to lure attorney Duma Boko into the parliamentary race believing that he would be a credible candidate to tackle Saleshando.

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