OMUTHIYA: Oshikoto Region Governor, Penda Ya Ndakolo, has called on people to stop criticising the late President Hage Geingob, saying he has done a lot for Namibia.

Ndakolo at the regional memorial service in memory of the late President Geingob at Omuthiya on Wednesday, said they are deeply touched by the late leader’s death.

‘If people are talking bad about our president they are offending us because we are touched by his death,’ said Ndakolo.

He said it was not easy to liberate the country from colonialisation and the late president made many sacrifices for Namibia’s independence.

‘How can someone celebrate the death of a president, is he or she okay in his mind?’ Ndakolo asked.

He further said he was close to President Geingob and was honoured to serve under his leadership, previously as Minister of Defence and currently as governor of the Oshikoto Region.

‘I thank him for entrusting me with such enormous responsibilities. I have learned a lot from this icon,’ Ndakolo said.

Ndakolo served as Minis
ter of Defence from 2016 until 2019 and was appointed as Oshikoto governor in 2021 by Geingob, who passed away on 04 February 2024.

Oshikoto regional Swapo youth league coordinator, Armas Amukwiyu, also bid farewell to Geingob.

‘He is indomitable, and his spirit continues to echo through the corridors of our country, Namibia,’ he said.

Amukwiyu also encouraged his fellow Namibians to celebrate the life of President Geingob and what he has done for them.

‘Even if his physical presence is not there anymore to observe, his spirit lingers in the gentle wind that sweeps across Namibia,’ said Amukwiyu.

Source: The Namibia Press Agency