MEMBERS of the Mariental community say they are not happy with the decision taken by the Landless People Movement (LPM) to recall two of its councillors.
The two recalled councillors are Daniel Gariseb and Rogetta Haak, who represented the party at the Mariental town council.
A Mariental resident Moody Kooper said LPM did not consult the community before taking the decision.
“The community should be able to decide what is best for them, we know best as these people work directly with us,” Kooper said.
Kooper added that this is not a political battle, it is just the community trying to get back leaders they are happy with.
“It is not politics we just want our leaders put back into their positions as they were serving us right, they had the interests of the community at heart,” said Kooper
Another resident, Thusnelda Uiras said the recalled councillors had done so much for the community.
“They made sure the elderly’s water bills were paid and that the community was taken care of, they understood the community better,” Uiras said adding that the community wants no excuses but for the two to be reinstated or they are going to protest.
The two residents showed The Namibian a list of about 50 community members who are not happy with the decision and they say those are just a few.
LPM recalled two councillors last week for allegedly colluding with the ruling Swapo party.
Gariseb was the management committee chairperson, and Haak was a member of the committee.
LPM’s operative secretary (secretary general) Edson Isaack told last Thursday that the party had consulted extensively before recalling the two.
He said LPM will replace the duo with the “next people on the party’s list”.
Isaack added that the party resolved to recall the two because they neglected their responsibilities.
He said the party’s caucus at Mariental was also not functional and, as a result, the council could not address pertinent issues for which it was given the mandate by the electorate.
Gariseb and Haak threatened to sue the party if it does not revoke its decision.
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