Newly elected FRAFA chairperson promises accountability
Monday, October 10, 2022 | 130 Views |
Newly elected FRAFA committee members, Meshack Medupi (left), Maokaneng Bontshetse (middle) and Carlos Motaung
The former TAFIC chairperson was elected the leader of the controversy ridden region along with other members of his lobby group. Motaung’s victory was not an easy one as he had to shrug off attempts to prevent him from contesting.
He was initially vetted out of the candidate list by the Botswana Football Association's (BFA) electoral board. He then appealed the decision and succeeded. FRAFA is under the auspices of the BFA and is among the biggest regions in the country.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...