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BNF intact, resilient under Boko

Boko PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Boko PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The Botswana National Front (BNF) remains united, resilient and as fit as a fiddle under the leadership of Duma Boko. Since the leadership of Boko, the party has attracted many youth and adults and the membership base grew exponentially as thousands of new members have been welcomed into the party.

The 2019 general election saw the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) systematically rigging elections assisted by some state organs in the BNF-managed constituencies in the southern part of the country.

The courts of law regrettably refused the electoral evidence to be presented before them. The BNF has successfully held its statutory conferences and congresses all these years under Boko. While the ruling party has broken several times leading to the formation of BMD and BPF, Boko has kept the BNF united and attractive. Still under Boko’s leadership, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) was born, and despite the several severe storms that have threatened to break it, Boko has kept it united and robust.

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