{"id":302907,"date":"2021-04-06T20:15:37","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T18:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=302907"},"modified":"2021-04-06T20:15:39","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T18:15:39","slug":"defence-minister-resigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=302907","title":{"rendered":"Defence minister resigns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>PETER Hafeni Vilho has resigned as the Minister of Defence and Veterans\u2019 Affairs after a meeting at State House today.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The meeting at State House follows revelations about the defence minister\u2019s undeclared bank account with HSBC in Hong Kong that might be linked to illicit deeds.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Vilho was summoned to the meeting at the start of the Easter weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement issued by the Namibian Presidency, Vilho tendered his resignation following the meeting with President Hage Geingob and Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"481\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Defence-minister-resigns.png\" alt=\"Defence minister resigns Peter Hafeni Vilho resigned Defence Veterans Affairs State House\" class=\"wp-image-302910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Defence-minister-resigns.png 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Defence-minister-resigns.png 481w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>President Hage Geingob has accepted Volho\u2019s resignation from the Cabinet and the Government.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In his letter of resignation, Vilho informed the Head of State that his continued membership of the Executive was \u201cuntenable\u201d and the \u201congoing media blitz\u201d focused on him detracted from the \u201cvery important work of the government, especially in the area of defence and security\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Vilho also thanked President Geingob for the honour and opportunity to have served Namibia as Minister of Defence and Veterans\u2019 Affairs.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In return, President Geingob thanked him for his service and wished him all the best with his future endeavours.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><!-- MetaSlider 271797 not found --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter \u00a0 PETER Hafeni Vilho has resigned as the Minister of Defence and Veterans\u2019 Affairs after a meeting at State House today. \u00a0 The meeting at State House follows revelations about the defence minister\u2019s undeclared bank account with HSBC in Hong Kong that might be linked to illicit deeds. \u00a0 Vilho was summoned to &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":302910,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-302907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - 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