Vote for UDC or stay in poverty, Boko

Tuesday, March 05, 2019

UDC president Duma Boko adressing a political rally at Mabesekwa in Tonota constituency over the weekend PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG

MABESEKWA: The president of Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), Duma Boko has pinpointed the ruling party’s poverty eradication initiatives and minimum wage as the root causes of abject poverty amongst Batswana.

Boko said Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) underestimates Batswana’s economic and social welfare by giving them ill-conceived poverty eradication schemes.

“When they look at your children, they see destitutes who deserve to work for Ipelegeng and earn low wages,” he told UDC’s Tonota-Mabesekwa star rally endorsing parliamentary candidate, Pono Moatlhodi.

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