Nujoma in the North for birthday bash

PRESIDENT Sam Nujoma is in the North to celebrate his 75th birthday at his mother’s home at Etunda, near Okahao in the Omusati Region, tomorrow.

Nujoma turned 75 on May 12 and will step down as Namibia’s president on March 21 2005. The Namibian understands that apartheid’s longest serving foreign minister, Roelof Frederik ‘Pik’ Botha will be the guest of honour at Nujoma’s bash.The Governor of Oshana Region Klemens Kashuupulwa also announced that Africa Day this year will be commemorated at Okatana in the Oshana Region and President Nujoma will be the main speaker at the occasion.The commemoration will be held at the place where President Nujoma had his first huge rally in the North in 1989 when he returned from exile.On that day, more than a hundred thousands people attended that meeting.Kashuupulwa said he was expecting more then 10 thousand people to attend Tuesday’s rally.Nujoma is also expected to officiate at the ground-breaking ceremony for the commencement of the construction of the Outapi-Tsandi-Okahao Road at Outapi.The Outapi-Tsandi-Okahao gravel road will be rebuilt and tarred.The Namibian understands that apartheid’s longest serving foreign minister, Roelof Frederik ‘Pik’ Botha will be the guest of honour at Nujoma’s bash.The Governor of Oshana Region Klemens Kashuupulwa also announced that Africa Day this year will be commemorated at Okatana in the Oshana Region and President Nujoma will be the main speaker at the occasion.The commemoration will be held at the place where President Nujoma had his first huge rally in the North in 1989 when he returned from exile.On that day, more than a hundred thousands people attended that meeting.Kashuupulwa said he was expecting more then 10 thousand people to attend Tuesday’s rally.Nujoma is also expected to officiate at the ground-breaking ceremony for the commencement of the construction of the Outapi-Tsandi-Okahao Road at Outapi.The Outapi-Tsandi-Okahao gravel road will be rebuilt and tarred.