{"id":8911,"date":"2022-06-18T14:59:14","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T14:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/prince-moitoi-finally-joins-bpf"},"modified":"2022-06-18T16:22:19","modified_gmt":"2022-06-18T16:22:19","slug":"prince-moitoi-finally-joins-bpf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/prince-moitoi-finally-joins-bpf","title":{"rendered":"Prince Moitoi finally joins BPF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Former minister Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi\u2019s husband, Prince Moitoi, has joined the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) following an unsuccessful application to re-join his wife\u2019s party, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP). \u201cI can confirm that I am now a card carrying member of the BotswanaPatriotic Front,\u201d Prince Moitoi said in an interview with this publication.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Moitoi\u2019s application for re-admission to the ruling BDP last year sparked controversy in the Serowe South over suspicions that he may be a BPF plant. He applied for readmission to the BDP following his wife Pelonomi\u2019s decision to reaffirm her BDP membership after her unsuccessful bid to challenge President Mokgweetsi Masisi in the presidency of the BDP in an election that she called a sham.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if his wife will be joining him at the BPF, Moitoi answered in the negative.\u201cMadam Moitoi does not automatically associate with those with whom I associate,\u201d he said. \u201cShe makes conscious decisions about whom she associates with as has been the case in the past where we held memberships of different political parties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A conflict of some sort has always been suggested by some political observers who posit that the couple\u2019s association with different parties will always create problems and suspicions around loyalty and spousal support.<\/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. Former minister Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi\u2019s husband, Prince Moitoi, has joined the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) following an unsuccessful application to re-join his wife\u2019s party, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP). \u201cI can confirm that I am now a card carrying member of the BotswanaPatriotic Front,\u201d Prince Moitoi said in an interview with this publication. 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