Basotho National Party (BNP) deputy leader Machesetsa Mofomobe has launched a scathing attack on the First Lady, 'Maesaiah Thabane, accusing her of running a cabal which received monetary payments in exchange of abandoning Lesotho's support for Western Sahara's right to independence from Morocco.
In a recorded video to BNP followers this week, Mr Mofomobe said his party had since withdrawn from the governing coalition and backed the All Basotho Convention (ABC)'s pact with the main opposition Democratic Congress (DC) to form a new government which excludes ABC leader and outgoing Prime Minister Thomas Thabane.
Successive Lesotho governments have supported the AU/SADC position but last October, Foreign Affairs and International Relations Minister, Lesego Makgothi, wrote to the Moroccan government saying the government had resolved to observe "constructive neutrality" on the Morocco-Western Sahara conflict.
While the move was hailed in Morocco, it sparked controversy in Lesotho with BNP leader and Communications, Science and Technology Minister Thesele Maseribane insisting Lesotho's position remained the same as that of the AU and SADC.
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