Botswana’s Boko is right: any president who wants to remain in power for more than 10 years has failed

Botswana’s Boko is right: any president who wants to remain in power for more than 10 years has failed

Tendai Ruben Mbofana When Botswana’s President Duma Boko recently declared that any president who desires to hold on to power beyond ten years is “instantly a failure,” he wasn’t merely making a political statement.  He was issuing a clarion call to all lovers of democracy to awaken to the creeping authoritarianism taking root in many parts of the world under the convenient guise of economic development or political stability.  His statement was…

Botswana president rebukes Biya, other African leaders clinging to power – Cameroon Concord News

Botswana President Duma Boko has condemned leaders who attempt to extend their presidential terms beyond the established limits, boldly stating that such leaders are failures. His remarks came during the ground-breaking ceremony of the Bonno Target 3 000 project in Gaborone on Wednesday, where he also launched a new initiative aimed at addressing the country’s housing needs. The Bonno Target 3 000 project will begin with the construction of 3,00…