LPM to focus on land talks at PAP

Party leader Bernadus Swartbooi has been tasked to obtain continental support for the Landless People Movement’s (LPM) ancestral land claim policy position at the Pan-African Parliamentary Forum (PAP).LPM spokesperson Eneas Emvula says Swarbooi will take up his seat at the forum in due course, as one of the representatives from three Namibian political parties.In an ‘Evening Review’ interview, Emvula listed the LPM’s expectations ahead of PAP.“One of the most critical issues that we would like to rake input for, is on ancestral land claims and restitution, which hopefully, through debate at PAP, will lead to at least the establishment of a claims court in Namibia,” Emvula said.In his opinion, the ruling Swapo Party has failed to work on the issue of the restitution of ancestral land claims.Emvula said the party hopes civil society will assist with the implementation of land claim policies, as to be discussed at the PAP, and particularly those adopted at the second land conference held in 2018.“It would give us an opportunity to convince our partners in civil society to come to the table and to see how we can best address the central government efficiently in implementing all resolutions that were taken at the second land conference,” he said.The pan-African forum will also strengthen discussions within LPM’s policy unit, Emvula said.“We expect deliberations through contributions to really guide our policy unit as the LPM as well as to advance our debates in parliament,” he said.LAND AT THE CENTRE: The LPM wants to advance its land agenda at the Pan-African Parliamentary Forum, following its leader Bernadus Swartbooi’s nomination to that platform. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

LPM to focus on land talks at PAP

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