Shixwameni resigns as Councillor

RUNDU – The Regional Councillor for the Rundu Rural West constituency, Herbert Shixwameni, has resigned from his post with effect from next week Monday.

Shixwameni cited personal reasons for his resignation. “I will stop the work that was entrusted to me, no one forced me.It was my own decision,” he said.A by-election is scheduled to take place in the constituency within three months in accordance with the Regional Councils Act.Although the Swapo Councillor declined to elaborate on the reasons for his resignation, he said he had enough attacks directed against him on several occasions on the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation’s Rukavango radio call-in programme.Speaking on the call-in programme yesterday morning, Shixwameni said infighting among some members of the Kavango Regional Council also prompted his decision to resign.He said many of the meetings and workshops he organised as Councillor were cancelled at the last minute.These included an HIV-AIDS workshop for foremen at Ncununi village.Kavango Regional Governor John Thighuru confirmed Shixwameni’s resignation.Shixwameni has been a Regional Councillor since 1998.”I will stop the work that was entrusted to me, no one forced me.It was my own decision,” he said.A by-election is scheduled to take place in the constituency within three months in accordance with the Regional Councils Act.Although the Swapo Councillor declined to elaborate on the reasons for his resignation, he said he had enough attacks directed against him on several occasions on the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation’s Rukavango radio call-in programme.Speaking on the call-in programme yesterday morning, Shixwameni said infighting among some members of the Kavango Regional Council also prompted his decision to resign.He said many of the meetings and workshops he organised as Councillor were cancelled at the last minute.These included an HIV-AIDS workshop for foremen at Ncununi village.Kavango Regional Governor John Thighuru confirmed Shixwameni’s resignation.Shixwameni has been a Regional Councillor since 1998.