Bathai to quit BOKA
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Farewell: Bathai addressing the BOKA committee PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
There was even a legal tussle that nearly resulted in the process being declared null and void. Bathai, who was leading the battalion, took the elections to his second home village of Kanye.
That was in May and he eventually walked away victorious. But now, he feels that it is time to close that chapter and focus on other engagements and will step down in November.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...