In an interesting turn of events, Councillors at the North West District Council (NWDC) have asked the Minister of Environment, Natural Resources Conversation and Tourism Tshekedi Khama to sell the air craft that was bought by his Ministry last year and use the money to compensate farmers whose property has been damaged by wildlife. Councillors said the Ministry has owed farmers more than P6 million for the past four years. Councillors were not amused by the minister’s response when he told them that his ministry continued to get the lowest budget every year despite being responsible for critical tasks. Leading the onslaught, the outspoken councillor for Thito/Bombadi Mmoedi Modiegi told Tshekedi to sell the aircraft that was purchased by the ministry as it has cost a lot of money that could have been used for other things in the ministry. “Our people are suffering here but your ministry is spending billions to buy some expensive aircraft. It fails to pay farmers their compensation money,” he charged. Modiegi said since there are unresolved issues about the Maun Educational Park, the minister should not spend the P48m earmarked for the project and instead use part of it to compensate farmers. Another councillor…