Kavekotora brags about 'knockout victory'
While some party members are threatening court action to nullify his election as party president in June this year, Mike Kavekotora yesterday bragged that his win was a “knockout” since his opponents collectively garnered fewer votes than him.
He also demanded to know why it took aggrieved members three months to complain about his election as president.
At a media briefing yesterday, Kavekotora said these members were just sore losers who could not accept defeat graciously.
During the June elections Kavekotora received 243 votes, followed by former National Council chairman Kandy Nehova (133 votes) and Meriam Hamutenya (100 votes).
“Why were these concerns not raised from the convention floor as and when they arose? Why were objections not made by the two defeated contenders? Similarly, the contenders who lost had an unparalleled opportunity to raise objections and to remind the delegates about the 50% + 1 requirement but remained mute. Why raise it now in September 2019, post-convention?” he asked.
Since last week some party members have charged that his win was unconstitutional. The party's youth wing also accused Kavekotora and his 'cronies' of abusing power and violating the party constitution.
According to Kavekotora these protests were engineered by four former RDP National Executive Committee members - Kandy Nehova, John Nghishekwa, Asser Sheuyange and Sacky Amenya.
He also said no party member was given special rights and privileges and the RDP had no category for RDP “senior” members.
“It needs to be appreciated that in any competition, and in this case, election for elective positions, there will be winners and losers. Similarly, it is accepted that in victory the winners must be magnanimous in victory and the losers be gracious in accepting defeat,” he said.
He added that there were bad losers who went out of their way to throw spanners in the wheels of party progress and hold uninformed members ransom.
“The developing fault lines along ethnicity, abuse of comrades along ethnicity and language, must be resisted. No one is ordained to be a winner in perpetuity because of language and background and claim such at all costs irrespective of age and measurable performance and delivery,” he said.
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He also demanded to know why it took aggrieved members three months to complain about his election as president.
At a media briefing yesterday, Kavekotora said these members were just sore losers who could not accept defeat graciously.
During the June elections Kavekotora received 243 votes, followed by former National Council chairman Kandy Nehova (133 votes) and Meriam Hamutenya (100 votes).
“Why were these concerns not raised from the convention floor as and when they arose? Why were objections not made by the two defeated contenders? Similarly, the contenders who lost had an unparalleled opportunity to raise objections and to remind the delegates about the 50% + 1 requirement but remained mute. Why raise it now in September 2019, post-convention?” he asked.
Since last week some party members have charged that his win was unconstitutional. The party's youth wing also accused Kavekotora and his 'cronies' of abusing power and violating the party constitution.
According to Kavekotora these protests were engineered by four former RDP National Executive Committee members - Kandy Nehova, John Nghishekwa, Asser Sheuyange and Sacky Amenya.
He also said no party member was given special rights and privileges and the RDP had no category for RDP “senior” members.
“It needs to be appreciated that in any competition, and in this case, election for elective positions, there will be winners and losers. Similarly, it is accepted that in victory the winners must be magnanimous in victory and the losers be gracious in accepting defeat,” he said.
He added that there were bad losers who went out of their way to throw spanners in the wheels of party progress and hold uninformed members ransom.
“The developing fault lines along ethnicity, abuse of comrades along ethnicity and language, must be resisted. No one is ordained to be a winner in perpetuity because of language and background and claim such at all costs irrespective of age and measurable performance and delivery,” he said.
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JEMIMA BEUKES
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