{"id":43419,"date":"2024-02-10T06:59:15","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T06:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/disgruntled-members-call-for-resignation-of-bpf-president"},"modified":"2024-02-10T06:59:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T06:59:15","slug":"disgruntled-members-call-for-resignation-of-bpf-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/disgruntled-members-call-for-resignation-of-bpf-president","title":{"rendered":"Disgruntled Members Call for Resignation of BPF President"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>Disgruntled members of Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) have accused the president of the party, Mephato Reatile, of failing the party and want him to resign from his position and the BPF to quit the UDC.<\/b><\/p>\n

In a voice recording that is in possession of, members of the concerned group making this demand say they have given Reatile enough time to resolve their grievances but he has \u201cfailed dismally\u201d.<\/p>\n

Says Motlhalefi Dikomang, acting as the spokesman of the group: \u201cThe time for you to step has arrived because you seem confused in leading this party. We are going to bring everything into power to take our party back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Root cause<\/p>\n

He characterises the decision to join the UDC as the root cause of all disputes engulfing the BPF and calls for its reversal. \u201cThe BPF joined the UDC without proper arrangement or consent of members,\u201d says Dikomang.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe decision was influenced by two National Executive Committee members, Ford Moiteela and Lawrence Ookeditse.<\/p>\n

Not a BPF member<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter joining the UDC, there were a lot of issues that needed to be resolved but the party president disregarded this because he was influenced by his two friends. So it is high time Reatile stepped down and gave us our party to rebuild.\u201d<\/p>\n

The BPF formally joined the UDC in April last year after an extraordinary congress endorsed the resolution that called for the party to join the opposition coalition.<\/p>\n

Reached for comment, BPF spokesperson, Lawrence Ookeditse, dismissed the grievances of the concerned group and said Dikomang is not a member of the BPF.<\/p>\n

Social Democratic Party<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no issue here,\u201d said Ookeditse. \u201cThe decision to join the UDC was endorsed by the majority and the minority has to accept this because that is the way to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

He insisted that Dikomang is not a member of the BPF and linked him to the Social Democratic Party but Dikomang dismissed this.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery time when we raise complaints, we are declared members of the Social Democratic Party (SDP),\u201d Dikomang responded.<\/p>\n

Brainchild of BPF<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is shocking because this party is the brainchild of BPF members who were against Biggie Butale as president, including Ookeditse and Moiteela.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe plan was that if Butale won the court case to lead the BPF, the SDP would be an alternative party. So it is sad that every time we are linked to this party when we are all associated with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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