
Main opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) Central ward council candidate in Francistown East constituency, Lucky Kedumetse Tlangae has thrown in the towel just a few months before the much anticipated October general elections. In a brief interview, Tlangae confirmed that he has quit contesting for the ward. His reasons are that he did not have a cordial working relationship with UDC parliamentary candidate in Francistown East, private attorney, Morgan Moseki and his campaign manager, Kenneth Nelson. “Some within the UDC were de-campaigning me in the ward so that is why I decided to withdraw,” he averred. Despite his withdrawal, Tlangae said he remains a committed member of the BCP, insisting that contrary to allegations that he was uncooperative he submitted all the reports required by the campaign team. Things have not been rosy for the youthful Tlangae since he raised his hand to contest for the ward which is currently under the UDC. Sources within the BCP have hinted that the party’s constituency committee has been baying for Tlangae’s blood for a very long time. Prior to his decision to quit, the constituency committee had written a letter to the party activist to show course why he cannot be…