Vice-President Ndaba Gaolathe was appointed finance minister while specially elected legislators Modise Mokoka and Chombo were appointed ministers of Health; Child welfare and Basic Education; and Youth and Gender Affairs respectively...
The BDP's victory was so overwhelming that none the opposition party leaders – Duma Boko of UDC Ndaba Gaolathe of AP and Biggie Butale of BPF – won their own seats...
The AP party which is led by economist Ndaba Gaolathe currently has five seats in parliament all of which were won under the BMD ticket in 2014...
So far the AP led by the youthful Ndaba Gaolathe (see Box Rivals with a cause) has refused to join the coalition demanding the expulsion of the BMD...
Ndaba Gaolathe (AP)Gaolathe formed the Alliance for Progressives and became its President in 2017 after splitting from the Botswana Movement for Democracy itself a splinter group of disgruntled BDP members...