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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Suspended Landless People\u2019s Movement Keetmanshoop local authority councillor Charlcyta Cooper has pleaded with the party\u2019s leadership to consider hearing her side of the story, saying if given the chance, she will spill the beans.<\/p>\n

The party last week withdrew Cooper, who at the time was the town\u2019s deputy mayor, with immediate effect.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, party leader Bernadus Swartbooi accused Cooper of betrayal, labelling her \u201ccareless and intellectually fatigued\u201d.<\/p>\n

Cooper became the fourth councillor to be recalled by the party, following the recalls earlier this year of Sydney Skakana, Willie Kisting and Maree Smit from the same local authority.<\/p>\n

LPM spokesperson Eneas Emvula yesterday said they have not received any letter from Cooper and can only respond when they are in possession of her communication.<\/p>\n

\u201cBesides that, the political action committee is due to meet, and it is the appropriate platform. She should have addressed her alleged letter of pleading,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Cooper, in a letter seen by New Era to the party leadership yesterday, said \u201cthe party should consider hearing my side of the story \u2013 incidence by incidence \u2013 because I also have a lot of grievances to share with the high office if I am one day accorded an opportunity to do so\u201d.<\/p>\n

She said most of her grievances might improve the way the party is currently doing things.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am submitting it to you that I am loyal member of the party and that can be proven by going back to the support I have given the party \u2013 even when it was still an infant,\u201d Cooper added.<\/p>\n

Cooper said if she was willing to put everything on the line to be a part of LPM when no one was certain of its success, why would she feel the need to abandon the party now that it is successful and she is reaping the benefits of its success.<\/p>\n

\u201cI fully respect the manifesto and ideology of the party, which is why, at times, I try to correct their members when I am of the opinion that the decision they are about to take will bring about negative effects to our beloved party,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was also my wrong opinion that the party promotes differing opinions, provided such differences are justified with good reasoning and maybe I should apologise for trying to share my thoughts with other members in meetings,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Cooper said she never attempted to undermine the party\u2019s goals or manifesto, and she also does not have such intentions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am disturbed by fellow members who choose to lie to the high office; at times I differ with them because I feel it\u2019s not fair that critical information, which could help high office make informed decisions, is withheld from you,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n

She said the party has received minutes of all council meetings, which shows most issues that she raised with reasons as to why she raised them, but she has reason to believe that when feedback is given, it is always given one-sided.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf your letter specified the exact incidents where I betrayed the party, it would have been easy for me to present my case in detail,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI submit to you that I wish to stay in council to offer services to the community, which trusted our party with power. I further wish to inform the party that I have visible successful projects from my appointment, and I have a lot of pending development projects I wish to conclude for the interest of the party and the community,\u201d said Cooper.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Namibia. Suspended Landless People\u2019s Movement Keetmanshoop local authority councillor Charlcyta Cooper has pleaded with the party\u2019s leadership to consider hearing her side of the story, saying if given the chance, she will spill the beans. The party last week withdrew Cooper, who at the time was the town\u2019s deputy mayor, with immediate effect. 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