Nujoma honours Nelundu
• Memorial unveiled at Ehafo LyaNelundu village
Struggle icon Wilbard Nelundu Shimooshili Emvula was hailed for his contribution during the war at a ceremony in the Oshana Region on Wednesday.
Tuyeimo HaidulaEHAFO
Liberation struggle icon Wilbard Nelundu Shimooshili Emvula was on Wednesday honoured with a memorial at Ehafo LyaNelundu village in the Uukwiyu-Uushona constituency, Oshana Region.
Emvula was hailed for the contribution he made during the liberation struggle.
Former president Sam Nujoma, who unveiled the memorial, said it was done with the purpose to mark late Emvula’s final resting place, “to honour his life and to serve as a focal point through the years”.
Nujoma and those in attendance described Emvula as a good listener and a good advisor, full of wisdom. Emvula died in 1985 at the age of 93.
Nujoma said Emvula’s life was one of selfless service to the country, and he would be remembered for his unwavering bravery as a freedom fighter.
“His good deeds will be emulated by future generations, as we draw guidance and inspiration from his exemplary life. May we as Namibians continue to draw wisdom and inspiration from those whose blood waters our freedom,” he said.
Nujoma said Emvula was instrumental in the fight against the colonial regime. “A man who never wavered and continued to resist the enemy forces until his final days on earth,” he said.
Nujoma added that Emvula received many Plan combatants who came to operate in the area of Oshana Region and gave them all the necessary support, including the medications he used to get from the Okatana Roman Catholic priests.
“It is true that the legacy of the departed lives on through their good deeds, through their names and through the meaning we give to their lives, under others also to erect memorial signs,” he said.
From 1932 to 1954 Emvula was known for establishing a committee that aimed to put pressure on the enemy forces to disclose the whereabouts of Omukwaniilwa Iipumbu Tshilongo and release him, after he was sent into exile in Kavango Region.
Swapo’s Oshana regional coordinator, Samuel Nelongo, said their wish is that the shrine be a symbol of peace, unity and victory of the Omugulugombashe battle over colonial forces.
Nelongo appealed to the people of Ehafo to develop the shrine into a community tourism project in order to sustain the history of the area and to educate the generations to come.
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Liberation struggle icon Wilbard Nelundu Shimooshili Emvula was on Wednesday honoured with a memorial at Ehafo LyaNelundu village in the Uukwiyu-Uushona constituency, Oshana Region.
Emvula was hailed for the contribution he made during the liberation struggle.
Former president Sam Nujoma, who unveiled the memorial, said it was done with the purpose to mark late Emvula’s final resting place, “to honour his life and to serve as a focal point through the years”.
Nujoma and those in attendance described Emvula as a good listener and a good advisor, full of wisdom. Emvula died in 1985 at the age of 93.
Nujoma said Emvula’s life was one of selfless service to the country, and he would be remembered for his unwavering bravery as a freedom fighter.
“His good deeds will be emulated by future generations, as we draw guidance and inspiration from his exemplary life. May we as Namibians continue to draw wisdom and inspiration from those whose blood waters our freedom,” he said.
Nujoma said Emvula was instrumental in the fight against the colonial regime. “A man who never wavered and continued to resist the enemy forces until his final days on earth,” he said.
Nujoma added that Emvula received many Plan combatants who came to operate in the area of Oshana Region and gave them all the necessary support, including the medications he used to get from the Okatana Roman Catholic priests.
“It is true that the legacy of the departed lives on through their good deeds, through their names and through the meaning we give to their lives, under others also to erect memorial signs,” he said.
From 1932 to 1954 Emvula was known for establishing a committee that aimed to put pressure on the enemy forces to disclose the whereabouts of Omukwaniilwa Iipumbu Tshilongo and release him, after he was sent into exile in Kavango Region.
Swapo’s Oshana regional coordinator, Samuel Nelongo, said their wish is that the shrine be a symbol of peace, unity and victory of the Omugulugombashe battle over colonial forces.
Nelongo appealed to the people of Ehafo to develop the shrine into a community tourism project in order to sustain the history of the area and to educate the generations to come.
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