All indications are that the opposition Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) are ready to go to court to challenge their suspension from the coalition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC). The party’s national executive committee (NEC) met over the independence holidays to deliberate and strategise on the way forward, as the October 18 deadline fast approaches. In fact, BMD Secretary General Gilbert Mangole has indicated that they are prepared to take the matter to court should their former allies turned political nemesis try to expel them from UDC. Bouyed by the announcement by UDC President Duma Boko that the 2012 Constitution was used to suspend them, BMD members are said to be are confident that the decision is invalid because it automatically disqualifies Botswana Congress Party (BCP), who were part of the suspension decision, from the coalition. An attempt to register an amended UDC constitution was recently rejected by the Registrar of Societies (RoS) and the BMD is said to be banking on that development to support their argument. At the core of the suspension of the BMD by the UDC NEC is that their President Sidney Pilane is not wanted by UDC members and that BMD must replace him, a…