The rise and rise of BPF :: Mmegi Online

Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF), an offshoot of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) continues to make major inroads in the Central District leading to its ambitious dream of diametrically annihilating the BDP from its former stronghold. Defections of incumbent and former ruling party civic leaders in particular, continue unabated and this apparently has reduced the once BDP-dominated Serowe Administrative Authority in particular to a shadow of itself. Mmegi Staff Writer RYDER GABATHUSE writes

FRANCISTOWN: In the 2019 general election, the BPF cracked the hub of the BDP, being the headquarters of the vast GammaNgwato area, which has been unshakeable as the party’s traditional stronghold since the first elections in 1966, running away with the three constituencies in Serowe.

The party that was formed during the 2019 general election year could not fulfill its primary mission of literally unseating the ruling party from power. It was the wish of its founding patron, Khama and its founding president formerly BDP MP Biggie Butale to use the BPF as a vehicle to change government. At best, the party has changed the way of doing political business in the vast Central District Council (CDC).

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