Africa-Press – Namibia. THE deputy mayor of Keetmanshoop, Charlcyta Cooper, who is a member of the Landless People’s Movement (LPM), is being questioned over allegations that she betrayed the party.
Cooper became deputy mayor in 2020, after regional and local authority elections held that year.
The Keetmanshoop council consists of five LPM councillors and two Swapo councillors.
LPM leader Bernadus Swartbooi said it was brought to the party’s attention that Cooper is allegedly intimate with functionaries that are fighting the LPM on a daily basis, and that she is sharing critical information with them which compromises the work of the LPM.
Swartbooi made these statements in a letter written to Cooper a week ago, which requested that she justify why she should remain a councillor in the Keetmanshoop local authority, and a member of the LPM.
Swartbooi said there were also allegations that Cooper reportedly did not adhere to the standards a deputy mayor should maintain, and she allegedly appears to approach her political mandate with a sense of carelessness and intellectual fatigue.
“Your journey has been watched, and I express my sincere concern about your inability to lead,” said Swartbooi.
The LPM has given Cooper until Thursday to respond to the allegations made against her.
Cooper declined to comment when approached for comment by The Namibian on Wednesday.
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