{"id":30609,"date":"2022-10-03T10:50:31","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T10:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/you-are-robbing-us-our-votes"},"modified":"2022-10-03T10:57:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T10:57:00","slug":"you-are-robbing-us-our-votes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/you-are-robbing-us-our-votes","title":{"rendered":"You are robbing us our votes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>SWAPO Party Youth League (SPYL) secretary Ephraim Nekongo said local authorities that are demolishing residents&#8217; houses are robbing the party of votes.<\/p>\n<p>Nekongo said this at a SPYL press conference in Windhoek on Saturday. He was referring to an incident in which the Katima Mulilo Town Council demolished residents&#8217; houses last month at the Lwanyanda informal settlement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis must be the last action of this nature. Otherwise, we as SPYL will come and fight with our people. We feel that you are robbing us of our votes,\u201d Nekongo said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Nekongo, many local authorities in the country are led by Swapo members. \u201cPeople will talk about Swapo. They will not talk about mayors or CEOs, but talk about our party,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be in the newspapers as &#8216;Swapo demolishing houses&#8217;. It will not target individuals but Swapo. And we have pledged to defend the party at all costs,\u201d Nekongo said.<\/p>\n<p>He called upon Namibians and local authorities to engage in and solve issues amicably. Nekongo said this at a SPYL press conference in Windhoek on Saturday. He was referring to an incident in which the Katima Mulilo Town Council demolished residents&#8217; houses last month at the Lwanyanda informal settlement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis must be the last action of this nature. Otherwise, we as SPYL will come and fight with our people. We feel that you are robbing us of our votes,\u201d Nekongo said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Nekongo, many local authorities in the country are led by Swapo members. \u201cPeople will talk about Swapo. They will not talk about mayors or CEOs, but talk about our party,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be in the newspapers as &#8216;Swapo demolishing houses&#8217;. It will not target individuals but Swapo. And we have pledged to defend the party at all costs,\u201d Nekongo said. He called upon Namibians and local authorities to engage in and solve issues amicably.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\">Namibia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. SWAPO Party Youth League (SPYL) secretary Ephraim Nekongo said local authorities that are demolishing residents&#8217; houses are robbing the party of votes. Nekongo said this at a SPYL press conference in Windhoek on Saturday. 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