Babitseng voted new BFA VP
Monday, July 28, 2014
He replaced Boyce Sebetlela whose tenure as the vice president administration for the association ended on Saturday. Sebetlela did not seek re-election, paving way for a contest between Ntwaagae, Ramotlhwa and Babitseng. Babitseng garnered 54 votes while 51 delegates voted Ramotlhwa. Ntwaagae only managed to get four votes.
Ramotlhwa has served in the position before both under both Philip Makgalemele and David Fani eras. In other positions, Marshlow Motlogelwa replaced Gabriel Ngele as the vice president finance, marketing and research. Motlogelwa was unopposed after Rapula Otukile withdrew from contesting for the position on the last day. Senki Sesinyi and Suzie Montsho also became new members of the BFA national executive committee as additional members, replacing Tshepo Mphoeng and Gaolathe Kelesitse. The two positions were contested by three other people, Patrick Zibochwa, Olaotse Mmualebe and Moruakgomo Otukile besides Montsho and Sesinyi. Sesinyi garnered 50 votes, while Montsho had 70 votes. Zibochwa received 37 votes; Otukile had 45 while Mmualebe received no vote.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...