The newly appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Otjiwarongo Municipality, Mberipura Hifitikeko, was introduced to the general public on Thursday afternoon at an ordinary council meeting held at the municipality chambers in the town.
The meeting was attended by members of the public, all seven local authority councillors, and some municipality officials.
Mayor Gottlieb Shivute, who chaired the council meeting, introduced Hifitikeko as a captain appointed to administer the affairs of the municipality.
‘Therefore, CEO, you have a full council backup which is willing to work with you, and let us embrace each other to make Otjiwarongo a great city of choice for the nation,’ said Shivute.
The mayor said it had been difficult for the Otjiwarongo Municipality Council to operate without a substantive CEO for the past two years.
Hifitikeko was appointed in June this year on a five-year contract and officially resumed duty on 8 July 2024, said Shivute.
The 46-year-old Hifitikeko expressed gratitude for hi
s appointment, promising to deliver real quality municipality services to the residents.
He holds two master’s degrees-one in financial services from Glasgow Caledonian University in the United Kingdom and another in business administration from the University of Mauritius.
He previously worked as an Executive for Corporate Services at TransNamib in Windhoek.
Hifitikeko is chiefly expected to assist the municipality in recruiting its four strategic executives for the positions of finance, human resources, technical, and community and economic development services, as these positions have been vacant since March 2023.
Source: The Namibia News Agency