Staff Reporter
THE voters of Okongo, the home constituency of the Swapo Party presidential candidate, have thrown their overwhelming support behind Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, giving her 10,715 out of a total of 12,363 valid votes.
According to the results, which have yet to be officially announced by the ECN, a total of 12,484 ballot papers were issued to voters, but only 12,363 were counted, while 121 were rejected.
The second-most voted presidential candidate in Okongo, Ohangwena Region, is the IPC’s Panduleni Itula, with 1,315 votes.
Job Amupanda of the AR received 106 votes, while Pentecostal cleric and leader of the Body of Christ Party, Festus Thomas, garnered 80 votes. NEFF’s Epafras Mukwiilongo obtained 46 votes, and McHenry Venaani of the PDM received 36.
Erastus Shuumbwa of the ADM garnered 21 votes, while Mike Kavekotora of the RDP and Henk Mudge of the RP each received 11 votes. Swanu’s Evalistus Kaaronda obtained six votes, followed by Ambrosius Kumbwa of the APP with five votes, the UNP’s Amos Likuwa with four votes, and Bernadus Swartbooi (LPM) with three.
Vaino Amuthenu of the CoD and UDF’s Hendrick Goabaeb were the least voted presidential candidates in Nandi-Ndaitwah’s home constituency of Okongo, with two votes each.
