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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Expelled Keetmanshoop Rural constituency councillor Gerrit Witbooi said once he returns as councillor, he will ensure the Landless Peoples Movement will never have a majority representation in the \/\/Kharas Regional Council again.<\/p>\n

He gave this assurance to a crowd attending a press conference he called, following the political movement\u2019s recent decision to recall him as regional councillor and also terminate his membership in the party.<\/p>\n

\u201cCome 15 May 2023, I will stand for the vacant councillor position as an independent candidate, and I am convinced to win the by-election on that day,\u201d Witbooi boasted.<\/p>\n

Not specifically explaining as to which side \u2013 between Swapo and LPM \u2013 he will join then in a possible coalition, he was, however, adamant that LPM will lose its control in the region and further than current \/\/Kharas Regional Council chairperson Joseph Isaacks will be demoted to a position as ordinary constituency councillor.<\/p>\n

The axed politician continued that he will not be led by \u201cslave masters\u201d again and will furthermore, as an independent winning candidate, forever stand firm in exampling the truth.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was accused by LPM senior leaders of sleeping with Swapo and leaking confidential information, a charge birthed through lies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Explaining the reasons for LPM expelling him, Witbooi said: \u201cWhat is, however, truth is that I opt to vote with my conscience on the appointment of the position of deputy director of finance and administration at \/\/Kharas Regional Council\u201d.<\/p>\n

He added that it is in the public domain that Quinton Visagie had been recommended by the interviewing panel, of which the Public Service Commission endorsed the decision accordingly.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt a \/\/Kharas Regional Council management committee meeting in November 2022, my two colleagues in the management committee, however, opted for the second best candidate, Cecilia Appolus, a decision I did not and still do not support, which led to the conflict between me and the LPM leaders,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

Witbooi also said he was cleared late last year by Appolus (acting finance deputy director at that time) on accusations of corruption and abuse of travel and subsistence allowance.<\/p>\n

\u201cAxing me as LPM member and constituency councillor was, however, only a phase in my life, which made me stronger and a better Gertjie Witbooi,\u201d he said. He also said many other political office bearers who operated on the ticket of the LPM had been recalled without due process and based on untested lies.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen will the top LPM leadership change for the sake of our residents and supporters who voted them into power during previous elections,\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n

He continued that the accusation of him sleeping in the same bed as Swapo is devoid of all truth.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am having a deep-founded relationship with the three Swapo constituency councillors in \/\/Kharas region, grounded on a basis of mutual respect and integrity rather than political gain as alleged by LPM,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Witbooi called on residents of Keetmanshoop Rural to go out and inform people about the real reasons for his expulsion.<\/p>\n

\u201cDear voters, for the sake of persistence and continuity, I am asking you to renew the social contract between us and to vote me back as your councillor to complete the projects I started and restore your dignity,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n

The \/\/Kharas Regional Council consists of three councillors \u2013 each from Swapo and LPM. The by-election to fill the vacant seat is slated for 15 May 2023.<\/p>\n

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