The presidential candidate of Botswana Republic Party, Biggie Butale has called for democratic reforms in his country.
Botswana is expected to go to the polls in October. According to the Africa Centre for Strategic Studies, Botswana, long regarded as one of Africa’s most stable and enduring multiparty democracies.
The current president, Mokgweitsi Masisi of the Botswana ruling party Democratic Party. He was elected April 2018 and he will be standing for re-election .
But Butale said he is primed to take-over from president Masisi to end what he termed hereditary tendency in the country.
Besides, Butale said his presidency will improve the welfare of his people by diversifying the economy to attract more investments into the economy.
The Botswana Republic Party presidential candidate in the coming election who spoke to journalists in Abuja called for democratic reforms in his home country.
He said, “For a democracy to be true, there should be a rotation of government because if you have one-party rule for 60 years, one would wonder if it is a mature democracy.
“But I believe that Batswana are in a position to change that and solidify our democratic culture,” he stated.
Butale also stressed the importance of unity across the continent.
He said the whole of Africa is waiting for Nigeria to wake up to its responsibility as the country holds the key to Africa prosperity.
According to him, “I am here in Nigeria; not only am I aspiring to be the President of Botswana but I am also a pan-Africanist. I believe that if we all hold hands together and walk together, we will all go far.
“I believe that Nigeria holds the key to Africa’s prosperity because it has a critical mass of educated citizens,” he said.
He therefore challenged Nigeria to awaken its vast potential to lead Africa into a prosperous future.
Butale explained, “Nigeria is a sleeping giant and until the potentials of the critical mass are harnessed and utilised, it is a sleeping giant and Africa will also sleep along with Nigeria. I believe it takes one person to wake up a sleeping giant.
“For Nigeria to rise, it needs one person and I am coming with this seed to plant it. We need Nigeria to be a modern seed,” he added.
