Confusion on Dube's BOKA Candidacy
Monday, March 29, 2021
Keorapetse Dube.Isaah Ramontshonyana and Tumisang Sehularo
The deadline for the submission of names for candidates was last week, Thursday. Dube told Sport Monitor that his style has submitted his name to contest as president against Bathai and Mpho Bakwadi, but now, the office claims that they have not received his submission.
“If Bathai claims that they have not seen my submission, it means he is scared of competition,” he said. For his part, Bathai said after the deadline, there were two names for the position of president, being himself and Bakwadi.
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