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We won’t allow BDP to rig elections again- Boko

Warning Duma Boko
Warning Duma Boko

SEROWE: President of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), Duma Boko, has once again accused the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) of rigging the 2019 General Election. Boko has sworn that in the 2024 General Election, the UDC won’t allow the alleged rigging to happen again. Boko, who is also the president of the Botswana National Front (BNF), said this at a packed rally here over the weekend.

The UDC is currently on a countrywide tour dubbed, ‘A re ikwadise tour’ and was in the central region this past weekend. Taking the microphone, Boko did not mince his words explaining why the UDC decided to participate and lobby for observers called Madibela Tlhopo. Boko said they saw the need to have Madibela Tlhopo because the BDP cheated in the last general election and manipulated the electoral process.

“I am concentrating on making sure that the BDP doesn’t steal elections. We are resolute and we will do all in our power to make sure that this time around the BDP doesn’t cheat. They are having sleepless nights because we have picked and exposed their cheating ways and we are making sure it doesn’t happen again,” Boko said as he received a loud applause from the crowd coloured in blue, yellow and purple representing party colours of the member parties in opposition coalition, the BNF, the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF), the Alliance for Progressives (AP), and the Botswana People’s Party (BPP). “They will try to find other ways but we will not allow this to happen; we will fight until they give up. We will not allow what happened in 2019 to happen again in 2024. We will use the law to fight. We are going to get to the 2024 General Election having fixed all irregularities that we have noticed and noted with the electoral process led by the IEC. The BDP dominance has come to an end. Let’s get ready, let’s introspect,” he added.

Editor's Comment
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