Africa-Press – Lesotho. THE Socialists Revolutionaries (SR) will finally hold its elective conference next weekend after a month-long delay due to internal squabbles. Party leader Teboho Mojapela had to postpone the conference after incessant fights with the party’s spokesman, Thabo Shao, who has since resigned.
Shao resigned last month. In a circular dated April 15, the party said the conference will be held at Methodist High School next Friday and Saturday. The elections come after the party suspended some members including two constituency committee members for opposing some of the nominations.
Registration of delegates will begin at 3.30pm with the party leader officially opening the conference thereafter according to a circular. The circular says the constituencies had nominated Teboho Mojapela to continue in his position as party leader with Tlohelang Aumane who defected from the AD late last year coming in as deputy leader.
Aumane, who is a former Development Planning Minister who infamously crossed the floor immediately after being sworn-in as an MP in 2017 and joined the AD from the Democratic Congress (DC), is vying for the SR deputy leader’s position.
Tjoetsane Seoka who is a former principal secretary for the Ministry of Sports, said members from several constituencies had nominated him to stand for the secretary general’s position. This however has infuriated some party stalwarts who argue that the two do not meet the constitutional threshold to contest for the NEC posts.
The nomination of both Aumane and Seoka has enraged the party elites and has caused conflicts in the party as some members believe that they do not meet the criteria stipulated by their party constitution.
’Matšepe Lefela has been nominated for the treasurer position while the current party secretary-general, ’Mapali Molula has been nominated for the chairmanship.
Nthabeleng Mochotoane has been nominated for the deputy secretary-general’s office and Retšelisitsoe Mosito as deputy chairman. Phakiso Moleko has been nominated for the spokesman’s position deputised by Relebohile Mosisili.
Moremi Matobako has been nominated to be the manager of publications deputised by Khotso Mohau while both ’Masello Moleleki and Lerato Kamela were nominated to be members.
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