Africa-Press – Angola. Álvaro Chikwamanga Daniel compares UNITA to a train at ‘cruising speed’, whose passengers who do not keep up with the pace lose their way. Politician considers Ginga Savimbi’s departure hasty.
UNITA’s general secretary, Álvaro Chikwamanga Daniel, considers the departure of activist Ginga Savimbi, daughter of the party’s founding leader, to be hasty.
The politician, who downplayed Ginga Savimbi’s departure, compared UNITA to a train that left in 1966, which carries many people in its carriages and sometimes travels at “high speeds and at other times at cautious paces”.
According to him, UNITA’s leading militants are those who know where they are going, but who, despite the turbulence, stay on the train.
“UNITA values dialogue and mutual respect. All activists have equal rights; whoever gets off the train continues its journey,” he says.
The general secretary, who compared politics to a football competition, downplayed information that there are two wings in the party.
He recalled that the party has a leadership democratically elected at the 13th Ordinary Congress, clarifying that internal struggles “are healthy” and give vitality to the organization.
“The most important thing is that they are not antagonistic, so as not to give an advantage to our adversary who wants to divide and conquer”, he noted, going on to guarantee that this political formation has known how to protect itself from its detractors with great maturity.
He further assured that UNITA’s only concern, at the moment, is to strengthen the bodies and prepare them for the challenges of their time and the future.
“I reiterate, those who disembark do not hinder the journey. We will continue firm and with the same ideals”, he once again downplayed Ginga Savimbi’s resignation.
Persecution and tribalism
The resigning activist claimed to the press that she was a victim of persecution, tribalism and lack of recognition, as she considered that priority was given to figures without any identification with UNITA to the detriment of true activists.
Ginga Savimbi resigned from his membership in the largest opposition party due to alleged “insults” against the children of the founding leader of UNITA”.
“We will still need him because of this. They accommodate this type of people, and the real activists are left aside,” accused Ginga Savimbi, quoted by DW Africa.
UNITA was founded in 1966 by dissidents from the FNLA (National Front for the Liberation of Angola) and the Angolan Resistance Government in Exile (GRAE).
After the death in combat of the founding leader, Jonas Savimbi, the party was led by Isaías Samakuva and currently has Adalberto Costa Júnior as its president.
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