05 May 2024

The Mahalapye East community has been urged to vote for the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) prospective parliamentary candidate, Ms Ethel Gampone in the coming general elections.

Launching the prospective candidate at Xhosa 1 Ward in Mahalapye on Saturday, BCP leader, Mr Dumelang Saleshando presented Ms Gampone as hardworking, capable and a renowned business woman who had the interests of Mahalapye East community at heart.

He said the Mahalapye East constituents could bear testimony to the capabilities of women as the constituency had been led by a capable woman before.

Mr Saleshando added that BCP was committed to empowering women particularly those with a vision to bring developments to the constituency and positive impact on Batswana.

Mr Saleshando further said the party was the only one that was ready for elections, as it had already conducted its primary elections and was currently launching its prospective candidates.

He said some political parties were still trailing behind even though the general elections were to be held in five months.

For her part, Ms Gampone pleaded with Mahalapye East constituents to vote for her in the coming general elections.

She described herself as someone who was not new to the constituency, therefore, in full understanding of their challenges, adding that her party was the only political organ which could address the challenges they were facing.

Ms Gampone said Mahalapye East was lagging behind in developments citing the dilapidated state of infrastructure at boarding schools, health posts and road network.

She said Mahalapye East was a big constituency with a high population hence ought to have clinics as opposed to health posts.

Ms Gampone said the constituency needed a leader who will drive the development agenda.

“Decide your future, your future is in your hands,” she said.

The BCP Women’s League leader Ms Tshimologo Dingake pleaded with the people of Mahalapye East to rally behind the BCP by voting for Ms Gampone.

Ms Dingake said the party trusted Ms Gampone to deliver.

She said the BCP was blessed with educated, capable women who had the potential to turn the lives of Batswana around and Ms Gampone was one of them.

She urged the people of Mahalapye East to also vote for council candidates namely Mr George Andreck, Mr Oreneetswe Rabosotho, Mr Ishmael Mashaba, Mr Tshepiso Molwantwa, Mr
Caiphus Letsweletse, Ms Mmapula Sekgwathe and Ms Ofentse Rantutu, who were eyeing the seven council wards in the constituency. ENDS