Is Opposition taking us for granted?

Following the enactment of the anti floor-crossing law, Lediretse Molake went to great lengths to show why, in his opinion, the law is unconstitutional. Lay people like me read Molake's contribution. We then waited with baited breadth to read what the opposition political collective, or the bevy of powerful lawyers in the opposition parties would say to either buttress or rebuff Lediretse Molake's views.

Indeed I expected the opposition parties to either take the government to court, or at the very least to put out a statement explaining why such a move would have no prospects for success in a court of law. Nothing of the sort crossed my path. Admittedly, there may have been some discussions in social media, to which I do not subscribe, but a statement in the newspaper would have been a way of reaching the widest possible readership.

Since the publishing of Molake's article, I have been convinced that other politically active or aware entities would one day put the record straight, and explain to us why Molake's views do not make sense, if such is the case. It was with a sense of shock that I recently read an interview of Dr. Adam Nfundisi in which he stated that elected ruling party lower ranks such as MPs or councilors are effectively reined in by use of anti floor-crossing law. It surprised me that Dr. Nfundisi seemed to be oblivious of Lediretse Molake's contribution about the unconstitutionality of the anti floor-crossing law. This is quite surprising, considering that Dr. Nfundisi is a well known political commentator. But then Dr. Nfundisi is not in the business of politics. It is the opposition political parties which are in the business of politics, and it is they who should have set the record straight regarding Molake's contribution. Their failure to do so suggests that they are taking us, voters for granted. It is grossly irresponsible of them to do so. If they did publish a response in the press, and I somehow missed reading their contribution, then I sincerely apologise for my remarks.   

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