Swapo's secretary general, Sophia Shaningwa, urged party members to stick together in memory of former leaders Hage Geingob and Sam Nujoma. She spoke to the crowd at a special meeting in Windhoek last Saturday.
The group planned to meet earlier but pushed back their gathering because of funeral arrangements for the founding president. Everyone expects the party to formally back their vice president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, as the new party president during this meeting.
"All of us in the Swapo party need to stay united. We must honor our two presidents who passed away by continuing what they taught us," Shaningwa told everyone. She explained that unity remains the only path forward if the party wants to make progress and deliver on promises to citizens.
Shaningwa mentioned how much faith party leaders have in Nandi-Ndaitwah. This trust explains why the central committee decided at their last meeting to support her without allowing any competition for the position.
The group planned to meet earlier but pushed back their gathering because of funeral arrangements for the founding president. Everyone expects the party to formally back their vice president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, as the new party president during this meeting.
"All of us in the Swapo party need to stay united. We must honor our two presidents who passed away by continuing what they taught us," Shaningwa told everyone. She explained that unity remains the only path forward if the party wants to make progress and deliver on promises to citizens.
Shaningwa mentioned how much faith party leaders have in Nandi-Ndaitwah. This trust explains why the central committee decided at their last meeting to support her without allowing any competition for the position.
