New Aranos councillor applauds youth

NAMPAMARIENTALThe new Aranos constituency councillor, Salmon Boois, has attributed his resounding victory in last week's regional council election to a high turnout of young voters.Boois said the groundwork laid by educating the youth on the importance of the elections helped his party, the Landless People's Movement (LPM), to garner three seats in the Aranos town council against Swapo (two seats), the Popular Democratic Movement (one seat) and the Independent Patriots for Change (one seat).LPM received 745 of the 1 622 valid votes cast, with Swapo, who previously ran the town's affairs, getting only 465.“We did house-to-house campaigns and educated the youth on the importance of the elections and they took a liking to our manifesto. The people wanted change and with LPM, they stand to get their dignity back,” Boois said. 'We will deliver'He further applauded the community for the trust they put in his party and said they will deliver on the promises they made during their campaign.“We have a clear idea of what our electorate needs and we will deliver on our promises and restore everyone's dignity, irrespective of political affiliation or race. We will repay the faith the electorate has put in us through hard work and service delivery,” Boois said.Of the eight constituencies in the Hardap Region, the LPM won seven, with Swapo winning only Rehoboth Urban East. Meanwhile, of the seven local authorities, barring Stampriet, LPM garnered 20 seats out of 41, the first such performance by an opposition party since independence.With the exception of Stampriet, a total of 15 589 valid votes were cast, according to a media release issued on Sunday by the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN). Serious procedural errorsECN also announced that the election results for Okakarara, Otavi and Katima Mulilo local authorities are under review and that it will make an announcement as soon as this process is completed.Furthermore, the commission said the election processes for the Koës, Aroab and Stampriet local authorities as well as the Mariental Rural constituency could not be completed due to “serious procedural errors”.“The ECN has since informed all affected stakeholders and is currently consulting with relevant institutions in order to find an amicable solution to these issues. The public will soon be updated on the way forward regarding elections that could not be completed,” the statement said.

New Aranos councillor applauds youth

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