Majoro dodges bullet
and shelve plans to recall him
Pascalinah Kabi
PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro has dodged a bullet after his All Basotho Convention (ABC)’s national executive committee (NEC) resolved to shelve the issue of recalling him and concentrate on re-uniting the party.
The decision was made at the NEC’s meeting at Khali Hotel in Maseru this week. Fireworks had been expected at the meeting after NEC members had exchanged blows at an earlier heated 8 February 2020 meeting over disagreements to recall Dr Majoro.
However, authoritative sources said party factions appeared to have come to their senses and realised there was no benefit to be derived from continuing their war of attrition. Instead, it was decided that the NEC explores strategies of reuniting the party ahead of crunch general elections in 2022.
Mahao faction renews bid to oust Thabane
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asks court to bar him from ABC’s NEC on the grounds that he is “too sick”,
accuses Hlaele of using him to capture party and govt.
Pascalinah Kabi
TWO members of the Professor Nqosa Mahao-led faction of the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) have petitioned the High Court to declare former prime minister and party leader Thomas Thabane unfit to lead the fractious party.
The two – Sekhonyana Mosenene and Thabo Sekonyela – also want the court to interdict Mr Thabane from making decisions on behalf of the ABC due to his alleged ill health until a new leader is elected.
ABC faction asks court to oust Thabane ABC faction asks court to oust Thabane
accuses Hlaele of using him to capture party and govt.
Pascalinah Kabi
TWO members of the Professor Nqosa Mahao-led faction of the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) have petitioned the High Court to declare former prime minister and party leader Thomas Thabane unfit to lead the fractious party.
The two – Sekhonyana Mosenene and Thabo Sekonyela – also want the court to interdict Mr Thabane from making decisions on behalf of the ABC due to his alleged ill health until a new leader is elected.
Their bizarre court application is yet another affirmation that the implosion of the ABC – the anchor party in the current governing coalition – continues unabated.
Drama as ABC’s NEC members exchange blows
Pascalinah Kabi
THERE was drama at Khali Hotel in Maseru on Monday when two All Basotho Convention (ABC) national executive committee (NEC) members exchanged blows at a meeting to discuss whether or not to recall Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro.
The two members are Sekhonyana Mosenene and Mohlophehi Mohobelo. Mr Mosenene sits in the ABC’s NEC as a representative of the country’s powerful taxi operators. Mr Mohobelo represents the Leribe constituencies in the NEC which is led by former Prime Minister Thomas Thabane.
They exchanged blows as tempers flared over whether or not to vote on recalling Dr Majoro from the premiership for firing and reshuffling ministers Keketso Rantšo (Labour and Employment) and Thesele Maseribane (Communications, Science and Technology) respectively without the knowledge and consent of the ABC’s NEC.
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