04 Aug 2024

Botswana Congress Party (BCP) intends to revert Selebi Phikwe town to its glory days where better employment and pay plus decent accommodation were superior comparatively.

Speakers at the launch of the party’s prospective parliamentary candidate for Selebi Phikwe West Mr Reuben Kaizer and councillors said the town had regressed in many aspects.

The party leader, Mr Dumelang Saleshando said the town that used to be a beacon of hope for many men and their families across the country had become barren and therefore, presenting a bleak future for the inhabitants.

“This Selebi Phikwe is not representative of the town it was 45-years ago.

I’m talking about a town that beckoned a Motswapong, Mmirwa, Mokalaka or Moyei to come and hone their hopes of a better life which indeed they attained,” said Mr Saleshando.

The BCP leader, who is also Member of Parliament for Maun West, said Selebi Phikwe was the only place where opposition parties garnered an MP and councillors in the then Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) dominated Central District.

“For an uninterrupted 15 years, Selebi Phikwe voted BCP MP in this constituency and no opposition party has ever achieved that feat,” he said and urged the prospective candidates to work tirelessly in order to win the constituency in the coming elections.

He called upon Selebi Phikwe residents to vote for all BCP candidates for all Selebi Phikwe constituencies and wards saying they possessed the artillery to turn back the hands of time.

Mr Saleshando prided his party of conducting fair and transparent primary elections.

Speaking about Mr Kaizer, the Selebi Phikwe West prospective candidate, Mr Saleshando said he was a trusted party cadre incapable of being a turncoat.

He added that while other people were capable of shooting at the party with the very guns meant to protect it, Mr Kaizer was above reproach.

Weighing in on Mr Saleshando’s  remarks, deputy leader, Mr Taolo Lucas appealed to voters to cast their ballots in favour of the candidates which would in turn favour his party to stand a good chance of assuming leadership of the country.

Mr Lucas said his greatest appeal was to the unemployed, underemployed and those earning below P3 000 a month to liberate themselves by voting for the BCP candidates in large numbers.

“I appeal to you to relay this plea to your family members that BCP is their only hope,” said Mr Lucas, who is also MP for Bobonong.

In his acceptance speech, Mr Kaizer said together with his team, they intend to drive the economy of the town to new heights awash with opportunities.

“I have a team of men and women who are committed to facing the challenges in this town head-on,” he said before promising that the BCP would continue reining at Selebi Phikwe West. ENDS