Ramaabya then was a member of Botswana Primary Teachers Association (BOPRITA) and was in its leadership.We interacted numerous times in national meetings and workshops while I represented Botswana Federation of Secondary School Teachers (BOFESETE) and now Botswana Secondary School Teachers Union (BOSETU). While Comrade Ramaabya was a member of BOPRITA, now BOPRITU, he was also a member of Botswana Teachers Union (BTU). He often made jokes about his dual membership and would castigate his colleagues from BTU that they abused his resources. BOPRITA broke away from BTU in the late 1980s in what was known as Job Evaluation Unsatisfied Teachers (JEUT). Most of the break-away members never surrendered BTU membership and this explains why it was easy for comrade Ramaabya to go back to his roots.
Union politics, just like party politics, are dirty and extremely demanding. Comrade Pule survived the trials and tribulations characteristic in this institution. Our comradeship further blossomed when he moved over to BTU and ultimately assumed the Vice Presidency post.
