The Umbrella for Democratic Change takes this opportunity to thank the people of all villagers and dwelling places of Letlhakeng West including those in meraka and masimo for their assuring turn out and their solid message on intent for 2014. We thank them for their resilience and strength given the might showcased by our opponents. We thank them for their faith in the Botswana National Front, the Botswana Movement for Democracy and the Botswana People's Party. We thank the campaign leaders and coordinators, campaign teams and activists who had no picnic basket, no silver, nor gold but only the word of hope to share with the electorate. We thank the candidate, Filbert Nagafela his dear wife Mrs Nagafela and their children for the sacrifice they made with humility and belief.
We congratulate Ngaka Ngaka and the Botswana Democratic Party for their victory. Of course we do this appreciating the fact that the ruling party continues to dominate the space of private sector contributions, state media, and distribution of Omang cards and other by virtue of their incumbency. This congratulatory note will not erase the day the police in Takatokwane refused to register a complaint about an officer of government who drove a vehicle he was not gazzetted to drive in the company of a man who was distributing Omang cards selectively in private homes with a BDP T-shirt on. This congratulatory note will not erase the memory of a young man who cried inconsolably because he had been abducted by a team of political activists who harassed and intimidated him because he sounded the alarm on the distribution of cards.
