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SWAPO party secretary general Sophia Shaningwa recalled Swapo advisers recently installed in Oshakati.
Shaningwa's letter to Swapo's regional coordinator for Oshana, Samuel Nelongo, states that councilors were dismissed for failing to comply with his directive. In her directive, she reportedly asked councilors to install the former mayor of the city, Onesmus Shilunga, as chairman of the board of directors.
"You are asked to inform all councilors of the local authorities of Oshakati City Council on the Swapo ticket that they are no longer municipal councilors of local authorities with immediate effect until further notice. order, "reads the letter.
Shaningwa added that the party would advise the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Peya Mushelenga, on the next course of action.
In response to his letter, Nelongo wrote to the advisers, informing them that they are removed from the board with "immediate effect".
Instead of Shilunga, the ruling party's advisers voted in favor of Katrina Shimbulu as chair of the steering committee, which is contrary to the party's directive.
Shimbulu is an ordinary member of the last two years. She was mayor of the city until her dismissal in 2016 and was replaced by current mayor, Angelus Iyambo.
Shimbulu is currently President of the Association of Local Authorities of Namibia.
She said The Namibian Yesterday, she is not embarrassed by the decision to recall her and will wait for the procedure to follow.
The party had not given any directive regarding other positions, such as mayor and deputy mayor. The city's swapo advisers are Iyambo, Ndamononghenda Hamunyela (Deputy Mayor), Loise Shivolo, Gabriel Kamwanka, Shilunga and Shimbulu.
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