The motion was calling for the House to resolve to obliterate the Leader of Opposition (LOO) statement on Botswana-China relations from the Hansard. The government side, supported by the Leader of the House (LOH), agreed that the matter was not only urgent, but was also of public importance. This was fervidly rejected by opposition MPs who reasoned that the matter was neither urgent nor met a standard of an issue that is of immediate national importance.
Further, they contended that wiping out a statement by the LOO would be outlandish, irrational and unlawful. The matter was not fully debated because the House degenerated into chaos. The LOH didn’t have the chance to propose an adjournment sine die as it was expected. The big question now is whether Parliament will continue where it stopped or the motion will be abandoned in fear of brouhaha and pandemonium. The Speaker may convene a General Assembly or a Business Advisory Committee prior to the start of Parliament to resolve the issue. The issue exposed the bias, incompetence and feebleness of the Speaker.
