Voters yearning for change

TUYEIMO HAIDULA

OSHAKATI



For the second time in a row, the ruling Swapo Party has recorded a loss in voter support.

The National Assembly and presidential election results of November 2019 were the worst for the party since independence and last week's regional and local authority elections suggest a change in Namibia's democracy.

Citizens who spoke to Namibian Sun said they want change, and fast too.

Martin Nickodemus (68) said they want the government to step up job creation for the youth. He said he voted to choose leaders and to show young people that they need to make their voices heard if they want change.

A grade 12 pupil at Oshela Secondary School, Elias Nghitomoka, said he wants those voted into power to reduce the unemployment in the country, particularly youth unemployment. He said he felt the need to exercise his civic duty when he voted, and he wants to see more development at Okongo in the Ohangwena Region.

Aurelia Shuuya, a fourth-year nursing student at the University of Namibia's Oshakati campus, shared the same sentiments as Nghitomoka, saying the unemployment status should change as she would like to find a job after graduating.

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