His counterpart, former Member of Parliament (MP) for Ramotswa Samuel Rantuana will be vying for the position on a message of reviving party membership and activism. Makhura and Rantuana are contesting for the position of chairperson for the party as the BCP holds its virtual elective conference on Saturday. So far, 48 constituencies out of 57 have registered for the event and only 1,564 delegates are eligible to vote. There will be a total of 31 centres while the announcing or main centre will be in Gaborone.
The position of chairperson is a crucial one as its holder is supposed to be in control of the party. The Makhura team is led by Daisy Bathusi while Rantuana team is led by MP Taolo Lucas. “The reason why our slogan for the campaign is “party ko bathong” is that some party members have stopped to be active which is worrisome and we need to find out what the problem could be. Again, what concerns us most is that the party membership drive has not been ongoing. The reason why the BCP has been known in different parts of the country was due to its membership drive. For us to grow as a party, we need more members. Therefore, if I am elected on Saturday, that is what I want the new central committee to do. The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) also need a strong alliance for it to grow.
