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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Namibia\u2019s oldest political party Swanu, through its secretary general Ngaijake Tjikuzu, has distanced itself from a call made by party member Tangeni Iijambo this week in parliament to investigate the death of late president Hage Geingob.<\/p>\n

Iijambo questioned the circumstances under which Geingob passed away, saying: \u201cI have the military intelligence background, and we have a civic responsibility as Namibians to know the strained circumstances under which our head of state died\u201d.<\/p>\n

Iijambo\u2019s request was later shunned by National Assembly Speaker Peter Katjavivi, who said the topic cannot be entertained.<\/p>\n

In a statement on Wednesday, Tjikuzu said: \u201cSwanu wishes to strongly and in no uncertain terms distance itself from the irresponsible, insensitive and highly misplaced insinuations made by Dr Tangeni Iijambo that president Geingob\u2019s death was not natural, and must be investigated\u201d.<\/p>\n

He added that Geingob was a head of state who was democratically elected, and with that office, he was automatically made the head of intelligence, head of security (including his own), head of the army, etc.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Geingob publicly and voluntarily announced that he was sick, and would go for treatment. Which physician or which country to go for treatment rested squarely with him and the power bestowed by his office,\u201d Tjikuzu said, adding that should there be something to cry foul for, it is rather prudent for him to entrust it in the good hands of the responsible officials.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe that our government has better trained \u2018military intelligence\u2019 personnel in the president\u2019s office, who have all the necessary information to make informed decisions,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

He then called on Iijambo to refrain from saying or doing anything on behalf of Swanu.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe had years to make meaningful contributions in parliament, but all he could do was to bring the name of the party in disrepute with his controversial statements,\u201d the evidently agitated Tjikuzu said.<\/p>\n

He informed the nation that Swanu doesn\u2019t subscribe to the narrative expressed by the parliamentarian, and requested the nation to stay calm and collected.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Namibia. Namibia\u2019s oldest political party Swanu, through its secretary general Ngaijake Tjikuzu, has distanced itself from a call made by party member Tangeni Iijambo this week in parliament to investigate the death of late president Hage Geingob. 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