Ntjamba guns for APP presidency
All People's Party (APP) Youth League president, Sebastian Ntjamba, whose yearlong suspension was recently lifted, says he has ambitions to take over the party presidency from Ignatius Shixwameni.
The APP announced recently it had lifted the suspensions of Njamba, Hendrick Haikera and Kaghugongo Shingereshu.
They were suspended in July last year for, among other reasons, referring to party leaders as being “useless”.
Ntjamba said he will not be deterred from his ambition to become the APP's next president.
He is 31 years old and the party does not have any age restriction, in terms of running for its presidency.
Because he does not qualify to contest the national presidential election, he said his main aim is to take over the party and transform it.
Only those over the age of 35 can contest for head of state in a presidential election.
The APP's third national elective congress will take place between 23 and 25 August in Rundu, where various leadership positions will be up for grabs.
“I have ambitions to become the president of the party; that's the only position that will enable me to bring change into APP.
If people make me president, I will do what the people want. I have a clear plan of what I am going to do,” Ntjamba said.
He said he is confident of winning, should he be nominated at the congress, adding that youth within the party want change.
“I was just the voice of what the people were thinking about the party.
As a leader, I cannot shy away from what my people want me to say or do.
What I was talking about, which got me suspended, are things the people have been talking about for years.
I just spoke on their behalf,” Ntjamba said.
He said the party is not living up to its vision of the equal redistribution of wealth in the country.
He said the party should address the issue of elitism, adding APP parliamentarians should share their benefits with fellow party members.
Ntjamba said a certain percentage of the income of APP parliamentarians should be directed to the party, in order to assist all members and build party coffers.
“This will assist greatly and it will simply mean that we live up to our objective of the equal distribution of wealth. We must lead by example and then the people will see that we mean what we say,” Ntjamba said.
He said he serve in the interest of the people and implement strategies that will gain the party more support.
APP acting secretary-general Vincent Kanyetu said all party members, including Ntjamba, are welcome to contest for positions at the upcoming elective congress, if they are eligible and follow the rules.
“I mean, if he is going to be a delegate to the congress, we have rules of nomination and everything.
He will be informed about the rules and if he is still inspired to become my president, he can stand,” Kanyetu said.
KENYA KAMBOWE
The APP announced recently it had lifted the suspensions of Njamba, Hendrick Haikera and Kaghugongo Shingereshu.
They were suspended in July last year for, among other reasons, referring to party leaders as being “useless”.
Ntjamba said he will not be deterred from his ambition to become the APP's next president.
He is 31 years old and the party does not have any age restriction, in terms of running for its presidency.
Because he does not qualify to contest the national presidential election, he said his main aim is to take over the party and transform it.
Only those over the age of 35 can contest for head of state in a presidential election.
The APP's third national elective congress will take place between 23 and 25 August in Rundu, where various leadership positions will be up for grabs.
“I have ambitions to become the president of the party; that's the only position that will enable me to bring change into APP.
If people make me president, I will do what the people want. I have a clear plan of what I am going to do,” Ntjamba said.
He said he is confident of winning, should he be nominated at the congress, adding that youth within the party want change.
“I was just the voice of what the people were thinking about the party.
As a leader, I cannot shy away from what my people want me to say or do.
What I was talking about, which got me suspended, are things the people have been talking about for years.
I just spoke on their behalf,” Ntjamba said.
He said the party is not living up to its vision of the equal redistribution of wealth in the country.
He said the party should address the issue of elitism, adding APP parliamentarians should share their benefits with fellow party members.
Ntjamba said a certain percentage of the income of APP parliamentarians should be directed to the party, in order to assist all members and build party coffers.
“This will assist greatly and it will simply mean that we live up to our objective of the equal distribution of wealth. We must lead by example and then the people will see that we mean what we say,” Ntjamba said.
He said he serve in the interest of the people and implement strategies that will gain the party more support.
APP acting secretary-general Vincent Kanyetu said all party members, including Ntjamba, are welcome to contest for positions at the upcoming elective congress, if they are eligible and follow the rules.
“I mean, if he is going to be a delegate to the congress, we have rules of nomination and everything.
He will be informed about the rules and if he is still inspired to become my president, he can stand,” Kanyetu said.
KENYA KAMBOWE
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