Former president Hifikepunye Pohamba has cautioned Namibians not to destroy what late founding president Sam Nujoma built.
Speaking at his homestead at Okanghudi in the Ohangwena region on Tuesday, Pohamba called on Namibians to work towards building on the foundations Nujoma established.
Pohamba said during his last visit to Nujoma in a Windhoek hospital two weeks ago, he realised how fragile life is.
“Death came to Nujoma, and we are no longer going to see him, but we have to look at what Nujoma has done from his childhood up to the time he left office.”
He urged Namibians to build on Nujoma’s vision for the nation and highlighted how Nujoma brought independence to the country’s citizens, liberating them from oppression.
He said under no circumstances should they waste their independence and fall back into oppression ever again.
He would forever cherish the memories he and Nujoma shared during the struggle for independence, the Cassinga Massacre, and ultimately, Namibia’s independence, he said.
“When I think of 21 March 1990, it reminds me of many Namibians killed during Cassinga, whose blood watered our freedom. Overall, freedom was brought and covered all corners of the country,” Pohamba added.
Echoing her husband’s sentiments, former first lady Penehupifo Pohamba extended her condolences to founding first lady Kovambo Nujoma and the entire Nujoma family.
She expressed her sadness at the nation’s loss of a leader who brought freedom to the Namibian people.
“I thank God for the life of Nujoma. He has done a lot for the Namibian people and completed his task on earth,” she said.
She urged Namibians to carry forward Nujoma’s vision and ensure the continued development of the country. – Nampa
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