EDITORIAL: Geingob has tried

President Hage Geingob cancelling his town-hall meeting planned for 23 November, amid rage from segments of the Swapo congress delegates, is commendable.Of course, as a non-candidate, Geingob has no direct interest in the congress outcome this time. If this was 2017, the meeting would have gone ahead - criticism be damned.This time around, his own position in the party is secure and therefore it’s easy for him to call off a meeting many believe had clandestine congress motives.Like all of us, Geingob is human. He may not tell the public who his preferred winners are, but his inner circle knows. But you have to credit his effort to not directly influence the congress outcome by actively rallying behind those he actually prefers to win.Asking a politician to be apolitical would be like asking Catholics to stop taking communion. The only difference is how that partisanship is being exercised, especially in a polarising situation like congress campaigns.Geingob has tried his best so far to keep his mouth shut – at least publicly – which has helped level the playing field. Like we opined before, we are not sure whether this is a principled stance aimed at giving each candidate a fair bite at the cherry, or a convenience midwifed by his perceived reluctance to endorse his current party deputy.

EDITORIAL: Geingob has tried

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Namibian Sun 2026-11-09

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EDITORIAL: Geingob has tried

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