Heroism honoured

A LARGE crowd gathered at the Oluno Senior Secondary School on Saturday for the renaming of the school in honour of veteran politician and Minister of Prisons and Correctional Services, Andimba Herman Toivo ya Toivo.

The Director of Education for the Oshana Region, Dute Shinyemba, said the school board had decided to name the school after Minister ya Toivo as a gift on his 80th birthday. It was also a way of honouring Ya Toivo for the heroic role he played in Namibia’s struggle for independence.”Since Oluno is an area where he did a lot of political mobilisation, it was deemed fit to honour him in this manner,” Shinyemba said.Minister Nahas Angula and Minister John Mutorwa, who also attended the occasion, praised Ya Toivo for a job well done in Namibian politics.Minister ya Toivo said he was humbled by the honour.”This honour is not only [bestowed] upon myself and my family, but also those who were with me in Cape Town at the formation of the Ovambo People’s Congress, those with me in exile, and all who contributed to the liberation struggle of this country.”It was also a way of honouring Ya Toivo for the heroic role he played in Namibia’s struggle for independence.”Since Oluno is an area where he did a lot of political mobilisation, it was deemed fit to honour him in this manner,” Shinyemba said.Minister Nahas Angula and Minister John Mutorwa, who also attended the occasion, praised Ya Toivo for a job well done in Namibian politics.Minister ya Toivo said he was humbled by the honour.”This honour is not only [bestowed] upon myself and my family, but also those who were with me in Cape Town at the formation of the Ovambo People’s Congress, those with me in exile, and all who contributed to the liberation struggle of this country.”