The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is on a mission to weaken opposition Alliance for Progressives (AP)’s key regional structures across the country.
In a recent closed-door meeting held by party leadership, it was agreed that 10 AP constituencies should be weakened through recruitment of key members before end of this year.
The Telegraph understands that the targeted AP constituencies are Gabane-Mmankgodi, Francistown South, Mogoditshane, Takatokwane, Francistown West, Okavango, Gaborone Central and Gaborone Bonnington South.
The BDP has so far recruited the AP 2019 general elections parliamentary candidate for Palapye Gape Motswaledi.
Recently President Mokgweetsi Masisi went to Maun to officiate at the North West electricity grid where he took time to welcome Maun West AP 2019 parliamentary candidate Moalosi Sebati.
AP s Butale denies members are leaving in droves for BDP
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On the 10th of April 2021, the Botswana Congress Party Central Committee convened a virtual meeting to receive reports on the party program from the National Executive Committee. This was a routine meeting of the central committee at which the state of the organization is reviewed by its leadership and decisions made on the future of the party.
Given some developments within our national political landscape, there are speculations that have been made regarding the future of the Botswana Congress Party in the opposition coalition. The speculations suggest, among other things, that the BCP is planning to exit the Umbrella for Democratic Change and will contest the 2024 general elections as a stand-alone party. We wish to report on the outcome of the central committee to avoid unnecessary speculation.
PROGRESSIVE POLITICIAN: Butale
Formed in October 2017 against a backdrop of passion and blood, Alliance for Progressives (AP) began life in a blaze of publicity.
The Purple party has struggled to build on that early hype and now finds itself losing members at a worrying rate, with the lure of the BDP becoming increasingly difficult to ignore for many.
A place under the umbrella and a working relationship with the rest of the opposition appears to be AP’s best bet at remaining relevant.
The Voice’s
DANIEL CHIDA caught up with the party’s Secretary General, Phenyo Butale, for an insight into the state of their affairs at AP.
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President Mokgweetsi Masisi is said to have last week welcomed the entire Maun West branch of Alliance for Progressives(AP), including the constituency’s 2019 parliamentary candidate- Moalosi Sebati and some council candidates, into the Botswana Democratic Party.
“We have about one thousand new members and currently we are processing over six hundred membership cards which are yet to be issued, but most of them are from AP and many more are joining in from the BCP (Botswana congress Party),” explained BDP’s Regional Chairperson, Reaboka Mbulawa.
The welcoming of the said new members was done in private, but a list shared with the media suggested that among those poached from AP besides Sebati are, Lelebo Monwela who was a Regional Secretary, Outlwetse Tshara, Branch Chairperson in Maun and also former councillor, Kethata Selabe who was the Vice chairperson for Maun West branch and was the constituency campaigner in 2019 for AP, Kandere Thihengo who was a campai
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