UDC reiterates stance on BPF conflicts
Friday, June 09, 2023 | 160 Views |
Mohwasa
The BPF is an affiliate of the UDC, an opposition coalition. Those who are calling for the intervention of the UDC in BPF matters use the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) 2017 conflicts as a reference point or potent reminder to the coalition leadership that failure to mediate timely can be costly.
There is an opinion that had the UDC timely intervened during the BMD internal conflicts, the party would not have experienced a split, a development that ultimately led to the formation of the Alliance for Progressives (AP).
Particular trepidations lie with the seemingly embedded nature of embellishing tender sums, in most cases without the barest minimum of authority. The worrying thing is that the inflated amounts run into millions of pula across the government ministries and departments. The Auditor General’s report of March ending 2022, which we cover extensively in this edition, paints a gloomy picture on management of the government coffers. It depicts the...