Maria David
SWAPO Party Youth League (SPYL) candidate for Secretary, Willem Amutenya, has given the incumbent SPYL Secretary Ephraim Nekongo, until 10:00 today to release the youth league’s vetting report.
Amutenya, through his lawyer, Kadhila Amoomo, instructed Nekongo to release the report.
The vetting report determines whether aspiring candidates that have been nominated are qualified for the position they want in line with the Constitution and read with rules and regulations of the party.
Speaking to the Informanté ahead of the 7th Elective Congress at Ongwediva, Amutenya said that Nekongo asked him to withdraw from standing for the secretary position.
Amutenya said he has not received instructions from the vetting committee to decline his nomination, adding that Nekongo’s request is “unacceptable.”
He stated that the country is governed by laws and regulations and therefore as an individual, one is entitled to contest, especially in their party for a position that they have qualified for.
“I am a full card and a full member of the SWAPO party and people want me. Why should I not be given that opportunity?” he said.
He added that the vetting committee didn’t give that mandate and the mandate is very clear, which operates within regulations.
