Swapo names officials

ONGWEDIVA – The Swapo regional office in the Omusati Region has announced that Andreas Ntsindama, Linda Mbwale, Febronia Shapaka and Simon Shooya will represent the party in the new five-member village council at Ruacana.

This follows the local authority elections that took place at Ruacana, Okahao and Oshikuku for the first time on Saturday. Swapo scooped all four seats in the Ruacana village council, while the fifth seat went to the National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo), the only opposition party that challenged the ruling party at Ruacana.The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) confirmed that Lisias Tjipuha would represent Nudo in the Ruacana village council.It is not yet known when the councillors will be sworn in.Swapo was the only party contesting the local authority elections at Okahao and Oshikuku.Paulus Iyambo, Isai David, Cornelia Iyambula, Hilda Haipinge, Bertha Kanime, Julia Katoole and Naftali Nuuta will form the seven-member Okahao town council.At Oshikuku, Mbokoma Mungandjera, Salom Hidulika, Hilia Shinana, Magano Shivute and Anna Gabriel will run the village council’s affairs.The Deputy Director of Elections, Ananias Elago, earlier announced that Swapo won the election at Ruacana with 684 votes to the 90 votes of Nudo.There were six spoilt ballots, he said.About 1 000 voters had registered at Ruacana, and 780 cast their votes.Out of about 600 registered voters at Oshikuku, 463 cast their votes.At Okahao, 339 of the 444 registered voters cast their ballots.Seven ballots were spoilt, Elago said.Election officials told Nampa that the elections were conducted peacefully, without any intimidation Ruacana, Okahao and Oshikuku were proclaimed as towns after last year’s general elections.- NampaSwapo scooped all four seats in the Ruacana village council, while the fifth seat went to the National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo), the only opposition party that challenged the ruling party at Ruacana.The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) confirmed that Lisias Tjipuha would represent Nudo in the Ruacana village council.It is not yet known when the councillors will be sworn in.Swapo was the only party contesting the local authority elections at Okahao and Oshikuku.Paulus Iyambo, Isai David, Cornelia Iyambula, Hilda Haipinge, Bertha Kanime, Julia Katoole and Naftali Nuuta will form the seven-member Okahao town council.At Oshikuku, Mbokoma Mungandjera, Salom Hidulika, Hilia Shinana, Magano Shivute and Anna Gabriel will run the village council’s affairs.The Deputy Director of Elections, Ananias Elago, earlier announced that Swapo won the election at Ruacana with 684 votes to the 90 votes of Nudo.There were six spoilt ballots, he said.About 1 000 voters had registered at Ruacana, and 780 cast their votes.Out of about 600 registered voters at Oshikuku, 463 cast their votes.At Okahao, 339 of the 444 registered voters cast their ballots.Seven ballots were spoilt, Elago said.Election officials told Nampa that the elections were conducted peacefully, without any intimidation Ruacana, Okahao and Oshikuku were proclaimed as towns after last year’s general elections.- Nampa