{"id":14520,"date":"2022-10-03T19:19:30","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T19:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/udc-cagey-about-bcp-ultimatum"},"modified":"2022-10-03T21:00:31","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T21:00:31","slug":"udc-cagey-about-bcp-ultimatum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/udc-cagey-about-bcp-ultimatum","title":{"rendered":"UDC cagey about BCP ultimatum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) has declined to state the number of Botswana Congress Party (BCP) councillors who have complied with its 26 September 2022 deadline to choose between itself and the BCP for the next general elections.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The deadline has come and gone but sources say not many BCP councillors have complied with the UDC ultimatum and that both entities are still engaged in the effort of winning the councillors\u2019 allegiance.<\/p>\n<p>UDC spokesman, Moeti Mohwasa, declined to state how many coucillors had complied with the ultimatum, saying he is not at liberty to.<\/p>\n<p><b>For UDC\u2019s NEC to decide<\/b><br \/>\nAsked what they will do about councillors who did not meet the deadline, Mohwasa said the NEC will decide. \u201cI cannot say whether there will be an extension or not,\u201d he added. \u201cThis is for the NEC to decide after going through the expressions of interest received.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, BCP spokesperson, Dr Mpho Pheko, has told that they have instructed their councillors to treat the ultimatum with the contempt that it deserves and ignore it. She described the ultimatum as yet another devious but ill attempt to divide the BCP that will fail.<\/p>\n<p>BCP president, Dumelang Saleshando, has reiterated his position that members of the UDC are political parties and not individual members of political parties, noting that this applies to councillors.<\/p>\n<p>He added that for the UDC to seek to transact with individual members is not only contemptuous but disrespectful of its own constitution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\">Botswana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) has declined to state the number of Botswana Congress Party (BCP) councillors who have complied with its 26 September 2022 deadline to choose between itself and the BCP for the next general elections. 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