UDC support divides BOFEPUSU

BOFEPUSU members on the first day of the 2011 strike
BOFEPUSU members on the first day of the 2011 strike

The Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) secretary general Tobokani Rari has distanced the federation from the endorsement of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) by one of the committee members.

Speaking at the launch of the UDC parliamentary candidate for Gabane/Mankgodi, BOFEPUSU secretary for education, Samuel Molaodi said the electoral cooperation of the three parties is what Batswana have been yearning for. The UDC is comprised of the Botswana National Front (BNF), Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) and Botswana Peoples Party (BPP). 

Molaodi told a well-attended rally in Gabane that other parties that seek votes outside the umbrella would not have the support of BOFEPUSU, thus endorsing the UDC for the general elections.

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