President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Monday appointed former ambassador Wilfried Emvula as chairperson of the National Governing Council (NGC) of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) in Namibia.
The council will serve a term from 1 February this year to 31 January 2030.
The appointment of members of the council was announced at State House in Windhoek, where 10 members, including the chairperson, were inaugurated.
Emvula previously served as deputy minister of trade and industry and as a Swapo member of the National Council for the Erongo region, starting in 1993.
He also served as Namibia’s ambassador to France from 1999 to 2006, before being appointed ambassador to Ethiopia, the African Union and the Economic Commission for Africa in 2006.
Emvula became Namibia’s permanent representative to the United Nations in August 2010.
Nandi-Ndaitwah said the establishment of the NGC is in line with article 19 of the APRM Statute (2020), which is aimed at providing strategic oversight and ensuring transparency, credibility and national ownership of the APRM process.
“The inauguration of the third National Governing Council reaffirms Namibia’s commitment to strengthening governance architecture as outlined in the sixth National Development Plan and contributing to Africa’s Agenda 2063,” she said.
She added that the APRM plays a key role in supporting her administration’s seven priority areas by identifying critical governance reforms needed to accelerate national development.
The president said the appointments reflect confidence in the members’ expertise, integrity and commitment to advancing good governance.
“Your service is not only a duty to Namibia, but also contributes to Africa’s development agenda,” she said.
Other members of the council are former ambassador to China Elia Kaiyamo, economist Salomo Hei, Betty Schroder, Sauna Kaakunga, Roseta Nawases, Naita Hishoono, Rosemary Nalisa, justice activist Uhuru Dempers and Hakusembe Hakusembe.
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