{"id":32980,"date":"2022-11-03T18:02:13","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T18:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/oshakati-ipc-councillor-resigns"},"modified":"2022-11-03T18:15:27","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T18:15:27","slug":"oshakati-ipc-councillor-resigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/oshakati-ipc-councillor-resigns","title":{"rendered":"Oshakati IPC councillor resigns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>ONE of the three councillors representing the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) in Oshakati town council, Martha Imene, has resigned from the council.<\/p>\n<p>Imene confirmed her resignation to The Namibian on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, she resigned because she was tired and was no longer interested in being a councillor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to go to school,\u201d she said before she referred The Namibian to Oshakati Town Council&#8217;s spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>Imene denied being removed from the council saying maybe people believe she was fired because the notice of her resignation from the council came from the party and not from her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI informed the party and the party informed the council,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She added that although she had resigned as a councillor, she remains a member of IPC.<\/p>\n<p>The IPC will now choose another member to replace Imene.<\/p>\n<p>Imene confirmed her resignation to The Namibian on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, she resigned because she was tired and was no longer interested in being a councillor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to go to school,\u201d she said before she referred The Namibian to Oshakati Town Council&#8217;s spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>Imene denied being removed from the council saying maybe people believe she was fired because the notice of her resignation from the council came from the party and not from her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI informed the party and the party informed the council,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She added that although she had resigned as a councillor, she remains a member of IPC.<\/p>\n<p>The IPC will now choose another member to replace Imene.<\/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. ONE of the three councillors representing the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) in Oshakati town council, Martha Imene, has resigned from the council. Imene confirmed her resignation to The Namibian on Thursday. 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