Lawrence Ookeditse Ditching His Job For Politics?
Lawrence Ookeditse Ditching His Job For Politics?
Former reporter and political analyst, who is now a Director of Youth at MYSC is said to have handed in his resignation letter last month and currently serving a month’s notice.
The media reports that Ookeditse who is popular for his role in the Miss Botswana pageant is allegedly leaving his job for politics. He will allegedly be wrestling Nata-Gweta MP Polson Majaga for the constituency during the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) primary elections slated for August 2018.
Reports state that he has however repeatedly refused to confirm if indeed he is running for the Nata-Gweta constituency but all indications are that he is. For instance, in 2017 alone, Majaga complained a record 10 times on the floor of Parliament over Ookeditse’s alleged encroachment into the constituency.
It seems the battle is between Majaga and Ookeditse. Those close to the director claim that that he has the villages of Mosetse, Lepashe, Dukwi, Sowa Township and Nata West as his strongholds. “He has made such serious inroads that Majaga has had to be confined to a ward in Gweta where he believe he can get most votes,” one of Ookeditse’s foot soldiers claimed.
When approached for confirmation of his resignation, Ookeditse said that the voice of the people is the voice of God, and no one, himself included can defy destiny. “However, matters of employment are between an employee and their employer and I can not discuss such with yourselves in the media”, he said.
