Ondonga community welcomes peace talks
King Immanuel Kauluma Elifas is expected to reinstate the senior traditional councillors that he had fired last year.
The Ondonga community has welcomed the decision by King Immanuel Kauluma Elifas to reinstate the senior traditional councillors he had axed last year, saying that it was long overdue.
The warring factions within the Ondonga Traditional Authority (OTA) have reportedly buried the hatchet, which will lead to the reinstatement of senior councillors fired by the ailing king.
The senior and some ordinary councillors, including the king's long-serving top aides, traditional authority chairperson Peter Kauluma and former secretary Joseph Asino, were fired following the tensions that arose when the royal family rejected Fillemon Shuumbwa Nangolo as the designated successor to Elifas.
They were replaced with officials close to the royal family.
In an interview with Namibian Sun, Ondonga community group spokesperson Pendapala Nakathingo welcomed the new developments in the OTA, saying that was what they had wanted all along.
Nakathingo and his group had organised several demonstrations, with the purpose of restoring peace and unity among the Ondonga traditional leadership.
“This is not a surprise to me, because I know all the processes that were taking place. Those are the initiatives we were fighting for and pursuing.
“We are so very grateful for our royal family and the senior Ondonga members and the traditional councillors, to really see the necessity of unity in the Ondonga Traditional Authority and the entire Ondonga community,” Nakathingo said.
“We want this crisis and issue of factions and divisions to be done away with by each and every individual in Ondonga.”
Responding to the 'blame game' that was seen during the peak of the infighting, Nakathingo said that all humans make mistakes.
He said all they wanted was peace and unity to prevail in the traditional authority.
“As humans, everyone makes mistakes, whether on purpose or unknowingly. What we want to see is peace and unity being returned in Ondonga.
“The counter-accusations and allegations of theft serve no purpose. Material things can be replaced, but peace, once lost, is difficult to get back,” Nakathingo said.
Earlier this week, the current OTA secretary, Nepando Amupanda, pleaded ignorance when contacted for comment, saying he was unaware of the new developments.
He said he only knows about a committee that was tasked to deliberate on OTA leadership issues.
KENYA KAMBOWE
The warring factions within the Ondonga Traditional Authority (OTA) have reportedly buried the hatchet, which will lead to the reinstatement of senior councillors fired by the ailing king.
The senior and some ordinary councillors, including the king's long-serving top aides, traditional authority chairperson Peter Kauluma and former secretary Joseph Asino, were fired following the tensions that arose when the royal family rejected Fillemon Shuumbwa Nangolo as the designated successor to Elifas.
They were replaced with officials close to the royal family.
In an interview with Namibian Sun, Ondonga community group spokesperson Pendapala Nakathingo welcomed the new developments in the OTA, saying that was what they had wanted all along.
Nakathingo and his group had organised several demonstrations, with the purpose of restoring peace and unity among the Ondonga traditional leadership.
“This is not a surprise to me, because I know all the processes that were taking place. Those are the initiatives we were fighting for and pursuing.
“We are so very grateful for our royal family and the senior Ondonga members and the traditional councillors, to really see the necessity of unity in the Ondonga Traditional Authority and the entire Ondonga community,” Nakathingo said.
“We want this crisis and issue of factions and divisions to be done away with by each and every individual in Ondonga.”
Responding to the 'blame game' that was seen during the peak of the infighting, Nakathingo said that all humans make mistakes.
He said all they wanted was peace and unity to prevail in the traditional authority.
“As humans, everyone makes mistakes, whether on purpose or unknowingly. What we want to see is peace and unity being returned in Ondonga.
“The counter-accusations and allegations of theft serve no purpose. Material things can be replaced, but peace, once lost, is difficult to get back,” Nakathingo said.
Earlier this week, the current OTA secretary, Nepando Amupanda, pleaded ignorance when contacted for comment, saying he was unaware of the new developments.
He said he only knows about a committee that was tasked to deliberate on OTA leadership issues.
KENYA KAMBOWE
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