Nasha joins UDC

Former Speaker and longtime ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) member, Dr Margaret Nasha has dumped the party and joined an umbrella of opposition parties. The announcement was made at the weekend. Secretary General of the Umbrella for Democratic Change, Ndaba Gaolathe, said in a statement: “The Umbrella for Democratic Change is delighted to announce that Dr Margaret Nnananyana Nasha, formerly Speaker of the National Assembly and long serving cabinet minister in the Botswana Government is now a member of the party. She has had an illustrious and distinguished career as a civil servant and, later, as a Minister for Local Government and Minister for Presidential Affairs and Public Administration. Dr Nasha’s decision to finally put to bear her vast political skill and governance experience as part of a national movement to secure a new Botswana, a Botswana in which all citizens will believe that they can become anything they wished to become if they applied themselves diligently and creatively, is a watershed moment not only in the history of the UDC but also in the political journey of our country. Dr Nasha’s exquisite talents and credentials are compelling, and add further depth to the personnel and capabilities that the UDC…