Maria David
THE Namibia National Farmers Union (NNFU) has suspended its president Jason Emvula pending investigation.
His suspension came into effect on the 24th of last month.
An NNFU letter, seen by Informanté, reveals that the union’s treasurer has taken over as the acting president.
In the meantime, Emvula is not in any way permitted to act in representation of the NNFU.
But there are divergent views on whether the suspension meets the requirement of the NNFU constitution.
NNFU was established in June 1992 to serve as a mouthpiece for all Namibian communal and emerging commercial farmers. It is
NNFU is a federation of farmer’s unions with the objective of increasing food production for household security, enhance marketing of farming products to increase household income, increase participation and recognition of women in farming, contribute to environmental protection, and promote sustainable utilization of natural resources.
It is still unclear why Emvula was suspended.
Approached for comment, Emvula who was clearly in an area where MTC coverage is poor, said that he is aware of the suspension letter and promised to comment fully once he reached an area with a better network coverage.
