Swapo youth are 'unpatriotic'
The Swapo Party's Oshana coordinator has described the behaviour of the party's youth as “shocking, shameful, unconstitutional and unacceptable”.
The Oshana Region Swapo coordinator, Erastus Kapolo, says his region is disturbed by the “unpatriotic behaviour” of some Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) members who insult party leaders, including President Hage Geingob.
Kapolo says some SPYL members' loss of discipline and respect was a concern to the party and should be condemned by all loyal members.
He said this when he addressed members of the party's Ongwediva District on Sunday.
“They insult their comrades, especially calling leaders 'remote-controlled' by Politburo, even fighting among themselves for positions and referring to the land reform minister Utoni Nujoma as an idiot in parliament,” Kapolo said.
He claimed some SPYL members had lost respect for senior members and even used offensive language towards Geingob on social media platforms.
According to Kapolo, Geingob deserves respect for being the head of state, first prime minister of the country, chairperson of the Constituent Assembly, director of Swapo's election campaign in 1989, leader of the then United Nations Institute of Namibia in Zambia, and for sacrificing his entire youth for the liberation struggle.
He described the behaviour of the Swapo youth as “shocking, shameful, unconstitutional and unacceptable”.
Kapolo went on to express concern over a confrontation that occurred between Nama and Owambo residents of Keetmanshoop recently.
“Even civil servants use the social media platform to spread messages promoting tribalism and xenophobia against fellow citizens, foreigners and the government itself,” the Oshana Swapo coordinator charged.
He said name-calling towards fellow comrades must stop, adding that Namibians should understand that retrogressive tendencies such as tribalism had failed many countries in Africa and the world.
He wants the entire Swapo membership to oppose party factions and to refrain from belonging to associations such as the Landless People's Movement, Affirmative Repositioning Movement and Mozokumwe Volunteers.
Kapolo used the same meeting to introduce Magdalena Hango as the new Swapo regional mobiliser for the Oshana Region. She was elected last year to succeed Lotto Kuushomwa, who had become a member of the National Council.
NAMPA
Kapolo says some SPYL members' loss of discipline and respect was a concern to the party and should be condemned by all loyal members.
He said this when he addressed members of the party's Ongwediva District on Sunday.
“They insult their comrades, especially calling leaders 'remote-controlled' by Politburo, even fighting among themselves for positions and referring to the land reform minister Utoni Nujoma as an idiot in parliament,” Kapolo said.
He claimed some SPYL members had lost respect for senior members and even used offensive language towards Geingob on social media platforms.
According to Kapolo, Geingob deserves respect for being the head of state, first prime minister of the country, chairperson of the Constituent Assembly, director of Swapo's election campaign in 1989, leader of the then United Nations Institute of Namibia in Zambia, and for sacrificing his entire youth for the liberation struggle.
He described the behaviour of the Swapo youth as “shocking, shameful, unconstitutional and unacceptable”.
Kapolo went on to express concern over a confrontation that occurred between Nama and Owambo residents of Keetmanshoop recently.
“Even civil servants use the social media platform to spread messages promoting tribalism and xenophobia against fellow citizens, foreigners and the government itself,” the Oshana Swapo coordinator charged.
He said name-calling towards fellow comrades must stop, adding that Namibians should understand that retrogressive tendencies such as tribalism had failed many countries in Africa and the world.
He wants the entire Swapo membership to oppose party factions and to refrain from belonging to associations such as the Landless People's Movement, Affirmative Repositioning Movement and Mozokumwe Volunteers.
Kapolo used the same meeting to introduce Magdalena Hango as the new Swapo regional mobiliser for the Oshana Region. She was elected last year to succeed Lotto Kuushomwa, who had become a member of the National Council.
NAMPA
Comments
Namibian Sun
No comments have been left on this article