Obey The Swapo Rules
THIS is an open letter to the defunct councillor nominees of the Ongwediva constituency and their supporters who just committed political suicide.
The recent ruling by Acting Judge Kato van Niekerk in the Ongwediva
Town Council saga, dismissing an application to block the new
councillors from being sworn in is a clear testimony that these
misguided politicians do not understand their role in the party.
I congratulate them for using their democratic right to be told
the truth and to be shown their ignorance in a public court.
I would like to argue under the circumstances that the
councillors who challenged the decision of the Swapo Party in the
High Court are not only power hungry but are confused and would
have confused their supporters more should they have succeeded in
their application to block the Ongwediva councillors from being
sworn in.
The question I want to ask is, on whose behalf were they going
to represent the people if the party that nominated them and
subsequently replaced them, (obviously for good reasons and in the
interest of the party) is not satisfied with their credentials?
When are we going to teach our members to respect the party rules
and regulations as well as its decisions? Comrades, you were
nominated by the Party and the Party have the right to replace you
as it deems fit! It is an embarrassment to witness how you mislead
your supporters to demonstrate against their own party and the
decisions it makes.
How on earth can we trust you with such a big responsibility of
leading the development of a town if you have just shown us your
true colours with your recent conduct? Please don't call this
democracy because I believe that every house has its rules and
children of that house are to obey those rules, whether they like
it or not.
Every politician became a politician because of his party and
should you not like to play according to the rules of that party,
don't confuse the masses.
I want to appeal to all bona fida Swapo Party members and
supporters to refrain from causing unnecessary friction within the
Party.
Why should we wash our dirty linen in public as if we don't have
structures to address our differences? Let us respect the decisions
of the Party for this is what democracy is all about.
We must agree to disagree.
You might argue that you were used in the process to make the
party win the local authority elections but wait and think a
moment, is the victory not for the Party and not about councillor
nominees who led the Party to that victory? I have sympathy with
you comrades but you must learn to accept your defeats with the
grace of an adult, not the grief of a child.
How were you able to take on the challenges of developing the
Ongwediva Town with such attitudes? It's about time that you stop
this nonsense and start to focus on the challenges that our country
faces! This goes for the comrades in the Luderitz Constituency as
well.
I would like to conclude with my sincere advice to you; if you
want to oppose Swapo Party, join the opposition.
Johannes T Kangandjera
Via e-mail
I congratulate them for using their democratic right to be told the
truth and to be shown their ignorance in a public court.I would
like to argue under the circumstances that the councillors who
challenged the decision of the Swapo Party in the High Court are
not only power hungry but are confused and would have confused
their supporters more should they have succeeded in their
application to block the Ongwediva councillors from being sworn
in.The question I want to ask is, on whose behalf were they going
to represent the people if the party that nominated them and
subsequently replaced them, (obviously for good reasons and in the
interest of the party) is not satisfied with their credentials?
When are we going to teach our members to respect the party rules
and regulations as well as its decisions? Comrades, you were
nominated by the Party and the Party have the right to replace you
as it deems fit! It is an embarrassment to witness how you mislead
your supporters to demonstrate against their own party and the
decisions it makes.How on earth can we trust you with such a big
responsibility of leading the development of a town if you have
just shown us your true colours with your recent conduct? Please
don't call this democracy because I believe that every house has
its rules and children of that house are to obey those rules,
whether they like it or not.Every politician became a politician
because of his party and should you not like to play according to
the rules of that party, don't confuse the masses.I want to appeal
to all bona fida Swapo Party members and supporters to refrain from
causing unnecessary friction within the Party.Why should we wash
our dirty linen in public as if we don't have structures to address
our differences? Let us respect the decisions of the Party for this
is what democracy is all about.We must agree to disagree.You might
argue that you were used in the process to make the party win the
local authority elections but wait and think a moment, is the
victory not for the Party and not about councillor nominees who led
the Party to that victory? I have sympathy with you comrades but
you must learn to accept your defeats with the grace of an adult,
not the grief of a child.How were you able to take on the
challenges of developing the Ongwediva Town with such attitudes?
It's about time that you stop this nonsense and start to focus on
the challenges that our country faces! This goes for the comrades
in the Luderitz Constituency as well.I would like to conclude with
my sincere advice to you; if you want to oppose Swapo Party, join
the opposition.Johannes T Kangandjera
Via e-mail