Africa-Press – Namibia. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and the All People’s Party (APP) have signalled a unique moment of political unity, agreeing to work together to accelerate the implementation of the Sixth National Development Plan (NDP6) and ensure Namibia meets the goals of Vision 2030.
Speaking during a consultative meeting with APP leadership at State House last Thursday, the president said she is honouring her State of the Nation commitment to personally engage all opposition parties in Parliament.
She emphasised that government cannot deliver national programmes in isolation and needs parliamentary cooperation to pass laws efficiently and implement projects on the ground.
“Our constitution gives us different responsibilities, but we must work together. Vision 2030 was agreed upon by all of us, so no one should be left behind. This eighth administration must respond to everything that was promised under Vision 2030,” she said.
She said NDP6 is the roadmap that will guide development efforts until the 2030 deadline and called on all parties to put the national interest above politics.
APP president Ambrosius Kumbwa welcomed the meeting, saying it showed maturity in Namibia’s democracy.
He said the APP shares many of the government’s goals, despite political differences, because all parties ultimately want development for the country.
“When you look at all our manifestos, we have many common points. These are all part of one development goal for the country and our offspring,” Kumbwa said.
He praised the president and prime minister for already visiting regions across Namibia to understand challenges firsthand, saying this showed genuine intent to act, not just talk.
Kumbwa said APP was especially encouraged by progress in agriculture, particularly in traditional food basket regions such as Zambezi, Kavango East and Kavango West.
He cited the Mashare and Vungu Vungu agricultural projects and a new bilateral agreement between Kavango East and Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland West to boost dairy production and share farming expertise.
However, he stressed that the next step must be implementation. “What is best is to put things in practice,” he said.
Kumbwa said parties should not retreat into political corners after elections. “Once campaigns are done, we sit in one house—that is governance. Consultative meetings like this are a good start because the government should not work in isolation,” he said.
Both leaders agreed that unity, not rivalry, will determine whether Namibia delivers on NDP6 and reaches Vision 2030 on time.
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