{"id":59666,"date":"2024-11-28T07:33:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T07:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/dada-wont-seek-another-term-as-bdp-treasurer"},"modified":"2024-11-28T07:38:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T07:38:45","slug":"dada-wont-seek-another-term-as-bdp-treasurer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/dada-wont-seek-another-term-as-bdp-treasurer","title":{"rendered":"Dada Won\u2019T Seek Another Term as BDP Treasurer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Business tycoon and Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) veteran, Satar Abdul Dada, has announced his decision not to seek re-election as party treasurer when his tenure ends in August 2025.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>BDP spokesperson Kagelelo Kentse has confirmed the development, emphasising that Dada has not resigned but will step down as treasurer after completing his term.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr Dada has stated that he will not be defending his position as treasurer at the next congress,\u201d he said in an interview yesterday (Tuesday). \u201cHe remains a bona fide BDP member.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since early 1990s<\/p>\n<p>Aged 84 now, Dada first became the party\u2019s treasurer when he succeeded Ponatshego Kedikilwe in the position in the early1990s. His political journey includes serving as a councillor and MP, making him one of the party\u2019s longest-serving leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Dada\u2019s decision comes amidst growing demands from party members for the entire Central Committee to resign following the BDP\u2019s devastating loss in the 2024 general elections.<\/p>\n<p>President Mokgweetsi Masisi has already announced that he will not run for any leadership role at the next congress. BDP Chairman Slumber Tsogwane and Secretary General Kavis Kario are also reportedly stepping back while the Chairman of the BDP Youth Wing, Collen Mochotlhi, has already vacated his position.<\/p>\n<p>Mpho Balopi<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, speculation is mounting about former secretary general Mpho Balopi\u2019s potential bid for the chairmanship or presidency of the BDP.<\/p>\n<p>Balopi, who reportedly fell out with Masisi, is said to be rallying supporters with a promise to restore the BDP to its \u201cglory days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Botswana<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. Business tycoon and Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) veteran, Satar Abdul Dada, has announced his decision not to seek re-election as party treasurer when his tenure ends in August 2025. BDP spokesperson Kagelelo Kentse has confirmed the development, emphasising that Dada has not resigned but will step down as treasurer after completing his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":59665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,10,244],"tags":[234],"class_list":["post-59666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-parties","category-to-homepage","tag-botswana"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dada Won\u2019T Seek Another Term as BDP Treasurer - Botswana<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Business tycoon and Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) veteran, Satar Abdul Dada, has announced his decision not to seek ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/dada-wont-seek-another-term-as-bdp-treasurer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dada Won\u2019T Seek Another Term as BDP Treasurer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Business tycoon and Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) veteran, Satar Abdul Dada, has announced his decision not to seek ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/dada-wont-seek-another-term-as-bdp-treasurer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Botswana\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-11-28T07:33:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-11-28T07:38:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2024\/11\/sm_1732766828.784566.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/dada-wont-seek-another-term-as-bdp-treasurer#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/dada-wont-seek-another-term-as-bdp-treasurer\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Dada Won\u2019T Seek Another Term as BDP Treasurer\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-11-28T07:33:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-11-28T07:38:45+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/dada-wont-seek-another-term-as-bdp-treasurer\"},\"wordCount\":270,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/dada-wont-seek-another-term-as-bdp-treasurer#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2024\/11\/sm_1732766828.784566.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Botswana\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"head lines\",\"parties\",\"to-homepage\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/dada-wont-seek-another-term-as-bdp-treasurer#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/dada-wont-seek-another-term-as-bdp-treasurer\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/dada-wont-seek-another-term-as-bdp-treasurer\",\"name\":\"Dada Won\u2019T Seek Another Term as BDP Treasurer - 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