Gilbert Mangole

"There was an appeal before the court and it was received, we are waiting for the date of the appeal hearing date. We last checked on Molapisi in December, she was in good health but she indicated that she was afraid."

"We want to take the issue at a political and diplomatic level and our President Duma Boko has also committed to making sure that Bangladesh forgives Molapisi."

"Yes, we are still going ahead with our case that we have filed against UDC. Nothing will stop us from that, though UDC is yet to respond to the papers we served them with. We are just waiting for the court to call us and face UDC."

"We as the BMD when we talk about the UDC project we know what we are talking about, what this alliance means to us. Yes, they decided to kick us out and thought they have solved anything. We don’t care about them now because we know we will meet on the other side of the table and we have no intention to approach them for reconciliation the ball is on the court to decide what is next."

"I know some people are saying the procedure that we have taken will hamper our preparations for elections. No, not for us! As I speak we will have a meeting with all our candidates to map the way forward in kick starting the campaign and all is okay with us. We are not sure about the other side (UDC). We are not in any panic mode."

"No one can expel me from the BMD."

"One of the issues that agitated us to leave the BDP to form the BMD was after party chairmanship was reserved for a certain individual and that no one should challenge that particular person. We left because we believed that the setup was unacceptable in a democracy and thus any one who so wishes to contest for the chairmanship had the right to do so."

"This is exactly the same situation we find ourselves in at the BMD. The leader has taken a decision to surround himself with the group that lost at last year’s congress and vowed to frustrate the elected. What is the difference between that and what President Khama did at the BDP?"

"I do not support Pilane, I support a principle."

"Instead of accepting defeat and acting like democracy, they vowed publicly that they will not accept the current NEC and will thus make it a point to frustrate it in executing it mandate. And this is what they are doing today."

"it is Gantsi bitter losers who have retained their bitterness and Facebook politicians who have no idea what is happening on the ground and have lost touch with reality with the functions of BMD membership who are busy attacking me."

"I am not a politician by chance, mistake or a sympathy vote from some event that took place; and I understand fully what this fracas is all about."

"The party is not shaken by the departure of Mangole. We will be having a congress but for now is delayed by the Covid-19 situation. All is well within the party and will miss Mangole."