Endjala says goodbye to Omusati

Omusati governor Erginus Endjala says he might retire as governor on 20 June this year.

Endjala made the announcement at the Olufuko Annual Festival gala dinner at Outapi on Saturday.

“Today is probably my last day speaking to you as your governor. You know that my extension is only until the 20th of this month,” Endjala said.

He noted that some people in the region have said he overstayed his time as governor.

“I don’t know if I will get the chance to say goodbye to some of you individually, but in style, I say goodbye to you. I know some of you were saying I overstayed,” he said.

Endjala said during his tenure as governor of the Omusati region, people responded positively whenever he called on them.

“I will forever be grateful to have led this beautiful region of ours. Let’s continue with the unity of purpose. Let’s continue to support whoever takes over.”

He added that he is not leaving the region and will continue to attend Olufuko as a regular member of the community.

“We will continue to contribute in our own way. Don’t worry. That’s just the wind of change,” he said.

Before he stepped down as president, Nangolo Mbumba in March this year extended the terms of regional governors by three months.

During his time in office, Endjala made tribal remarks against certain ethnic groups and politicians in a recorded conversation that went viral on social media in 2017.

Former president Hage Geingob later compelled him to retract the remarks and issue a public apology, which he did.

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