Read below as Botswana Congress Party (BCP) President Dumelang Saleshando dismisses the new Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) recruit Annah Motlhagodi-Mokgethi’s claims for leaving the BCP: Earlier today – September 12, 2016 – Annah Mokgethi, formerly Annah Motlhagodi, joined the BDP. At her welcome press conference, she stated that she decided to leave the BCP some months back on account of factions that are rife at the BCP. I normally do not comment on the reasons that former members of the BCP advance for leaving the party. In this particular case, I wish to share the facts as comrade Annah Mokgethi requested for a meeting with me before resigning from the BCP. Annah informed me about a month before resigning that she had decided to terminate her membership for two reasons. The first was that her law firm was not performing well and she wanted to apply for a job, possibly in one of the parastatals. The BCP membership would be a problem for her job search. The second reason she advanced was that she is now married to a BDP member. According to her, at the time of their union, they had agreed that the husband will not play an…