UDC registers first councilor in Goodhope

Ogopotse supporters Modibedi hoisted by fellow UDC members in celebratory mood. PIC: KAGISO ONKATSWITSE
Ogopotse supporters Modibedi hoisted by fellow UDC members in celebratory mood. PIC: KAGISO ONKATSWITSE

GOODHOPE: The Umbrella for Democratic Change registered its first councilor in Goodhope-Mabule Constituency on Saturday night.

Ogopotse Modibedi garnered 1038 votes against Kopo Mononi of Botswana Democratic Party(BDP) who secured 950 votes. There were 12 spoilt votes from the six polling stations. The new councilor will represent Goodhope village amongst eight other councilors from the ruling party.

The voting went well without any incidents and the counting started at approximately 9:00 pm. It was not easy to pick the winner in the first 400 votes for which counting lasted 35 minutes as the candidates were neck and  neck

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