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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>National Unity Democratic Organisation president Utjiua Muinjangue has said the Ovaherero people are and remain the spine of the 57-year-old political party.<\/p>\n

Muinjangue was speaking at the party\u2019s youth league third elective conference in Windhoek over the weekend. The party has been accused of being an Ovaherero-only party in the past, however, the party\u2019s leadership on the other hand has made no apologies for the fact that the Ovaherero people dominate the party.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a fact that many political parties are organised along ethnic lines, and Nudo is no exception. The spine of the Nudo has been the Ovaherero community, and the dynamics in this community have a direct impact on the operation of the party,\u201d said Muinjangue, who is also the country\u2019s deputy health minister.<\/p>\n

The youth wing\u2019s two-day congress saw Golden Katjatako and Haimbonga Haumbo being elected as national chairperson and deputy chairperson respectively.<\/p>\n

Veparura Kandirikirira, the acting secretary general (SG) was elected as the substantive SG, to be deputised by Lasqueen Christop.<\/p>\n

Motjavi Katjimune and Uejaa Ndjaombe were elected as national treasurer and deputy national treasurer while Pele Kamenie and Shusmeither Uaisiua were elected as national organiser and deputy national organiser respectively. Raul Katjizeu was elected as the youth wing head of policies on innovations. The new leaders will serve the party for the next five years.<\/p>\n

Muinjangue further informed the youth that since she took over the party, some individuals have sought unsuccessfully to delegitimise her leadership.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince I took over the leadership of this party, the road has been turbulent, some individuals tried very hard to de-popularise the leadership of this party by giving them all kinds of names and descriptions,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

According to her, the untimely passing of the Ovaherero paramount chief advocate Vekuii Rukoro led to a lot of division in the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur community is conflict-ridden and disrupted. All these have an impact on the functionality and operation of the party,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Muinjangue said she had the option of accepting or declining the position of deputy health minister when she was appointed, however, she took the job knowing that what is right isn\u2019t always popular, and what is popular isn\u2019t necessarily correct.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is unfortunate that some Nudo young people allowed themselves to be dragged into these dynamics and started throwing stones too. The question remains \u2013 who are you targeting with these stones, the Nudo leadership?\u201d<\/p>\n

The leadership is Nudo. Nudo is the leadership. You, the delegates, are Nudo,\u201d she said, before advising the party\u2019s youth to refrain from being trapped in the mud but to rather adopt a divergent way of thinking.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet us not just absorb any information we access but it is important to analyse information you receive, reflect on it before you act. That is why it is so important that when you elect your new leadership, set aside your emotions and use your head not your heart to elect the right persons,\u201d she advised.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Namibia. National Unity Democratic Organisation president Utjiua Muinjangue has said the Ovaherero people are and remain the spine of the 57-year-old political party. Muinjangue was speaking at the party\u2019s youth league third elective conference in Windhoek over the weekend. 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