President Mokgweetsi Masisi made a surprising call yesterday when he mentioned his wish for reconciliation with former President Ian Khama.
When welcoming Member of Parliament for Shoshong, Aubrey Lesaso, into the ruling party from Umbrella for Democratic Change, during a fully packed rally, Masisi said that his wish was that one day they can meet with Khama and reconcile. “Ke rapela modimo gore nako ngwe re tla kopana maitshwarelo,” he said before throwing a shade at him saying, “Leene a iketle a seka a lebala gore o se a leng sone ka ntata ya party ya Botswana Democratic Party (BDP).”
Masisi went on to thank Khama for his leadership saying he took bold and firm decisions during tough times.
“During the recession when there was a massive public sector strike in 2011 with public servants demanding a salary hike, I supported him then as the president of the BDP on the decision he took that there were no funds. He did well as the leader of our party and through the support from the BDP he excelled,” he said much to the applause from the crowd.
However, Masisi warned the party members against fueling tribalism as it has the potential to bring instability in the country.
He said that all Batswana are equal and free to settle wherever they want in the country.
I doubt this he just wants to lure Khama back into the country, so they can arrest him properly. because extradition is unlikely to work.
POLITICS 🙂