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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>\u201cI\u2019m no longer a BCP member\u201d \u2013 Tshabang<\/b><\/p>\n

Nkange Member of Parliament, Dr Never Tshabang, has over the weekend cleared any lingering doubts about his political allegiance.<\/p>\n

Dithapelo Keorapetse, Kenny Kapinga, Dr Never Tshabang, David Tshere and Onneetse Ramogapi were expelled at a BCP National Conference held in Mahalapye on 18th July.<\/p>\n

Kapinga quickly retraced his steps to the party following mediation and reconciliation efforts from his constituency while speculations about the quartet\u2019s political future continue to swirl.<\/p>\n

However, speaking at a rally held in Tutume on Saturday, an emotionally-charged Tshabang told voters that BCP had no choice but to mend fences with Kapinga as his supporters had made it very clear that they\u2019ll vote for no one else but him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey tried to introduce an Alliance for Progressives (AP) candidate, but he was outrightly rejected,\u201d revealed Tshabang.<\/p>\n

The MP said, for him and the three others, there were never any reconciliation attempts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen they went for the conference in Mahalapye, their new candidate was there representing the constituency. I\u2019m here to let you know that I\u2019m no longer a BCP member. I was expelled, and the party has a new candidate,\u201d said Tshabang, triggering murmurs.<\/p>\n

Giving reasons for their expulsion, Tshabang said their crime was to stand up to the party\u2019s National Executive Committee and President Dumelang Saleshando in support of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) collective.<\/p>\n

\u201cEleven of us were against the idea of leaving the Umbrella, a decision taken by the NEC. We argued that it was morally wrong and thuggery to reject a party that sent us to parliament.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn parliament, after the Botswana Democratic Party, follows the UDC. So, we told President Saleshando that he had no choice, whether he liked it or not, he had to sing from the UDC hymn book, or else step down as Leader of Opposition (LOO) since it was a position reserved for UDC,\u201d narrated Tshabang.<\/p>\n

The MP said their stance seemed to have infuriated Saleshando so much that he influenced the NEC to expel them.<\/p>\n

He told the Tutume gathering that they were of the opinion that the moment Saleshando announced that he was no longer a member of the UDC, a party he referred to as a tuck shop, it meant he had to vacate the LOO seat.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had to bring in Keorapetse, because he\u2019s unwavering in his UDC politics. Keorapetse is not holding fort for anyone, he\u2019s the rightful LOO until we go for the general elections,\u201d fired Tshabang.<\/p>\n

The Nkange MP said their message as UDC is simple, it is to unseat the ruling BDP.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do not want to talk about anything else, but taking power from BDP. That\u2019s our simple message as the UDC,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Tshabang took a swipe at President Mokgweetsi Masisi for his failure to improve the living standards of Batswana.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe spends time touring the world under the pretence that he\u2019s luring investors into the country. We don\u2019t need such. We already have abundance of land, cattle, water and human resources, which should be enough to take care of 2 million people,\u201d said Tshabang.<\/p>\n

Unemployment in Botswana, Tshabang noted, is engineered by bad policies, citing a recent example of nurses who were denied an opportunity to work overseas for having under two years work experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe BDP government is failing to employ its graduates, but also stands in the way when the graduates find employment opportunities outside the country. The BDP is killing and burying its citizens,\u201d fired Tshabang.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Botswana. \u201cI\u2019m no longer a BCP member\u201d \u2013 Tshabang Nkange Member of Parliament, Dr Never Tshabang, has over the weekend cleared any lingering doubts about his political allegiance. Dithapelo Keorapetse, Kenny Kapinga, Dr Never Tshabang, David Tshere and Onneetse Ramogapi were expelled at a BCP National Conference held in Mahalapye on 18th July. 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