PNP extend condolences on passing of former president of Namibia Sam Nujoma
ABIGAIL BARRETT / Our Today
The People’s National Party (PNP) has expressed condolences on the passing of former President of Namibia Sam ‘founding father’ Nujoma.
Nujoma passed away on February 8th after being hospitalized for three weeks with an undisclosed illness. He was 95 years old.
In a statement on Monday, February 10, the Opposition Spokesperson on Foreign and Regional Affairs Dr Angela Brown Burke said the news of the passing of the revolutionary Sam Nujoma saddened the PNP.
“On behalf of the People’s National Party, I extend our deepest condolences to the people and Government of Namibia on the passing of former President Nujoma. His remarkable life and legacy will be remembered for generations to come. As the first president of independent Namibia, Nujoma’s courage and vision for a free Namibia and a unified Africa inspired a nation and left an indelible mark on the continent”, said Dr Brown Burke.
The statement also commended his leadership in the fight for independence from South Africa in 1990, and his role in founding the South West Peoples’ Organisation (Swapo) in the 1960s.
“[Nujoma’s contributions] will eternally be etched in the annals of history. Nujoma spent nearly 30 years in exile as leader of Namibia’s independence movement before returning for parliamentary elections in 1989, the first democratic vote in the country. His fulsome support of the advancement of women in a patriarchal society was exemplary as he was known to speak of competent and experienced women as leaders,” the statement read.
In closing the PNP hopes his legacy will leave a lasting impact on Namibia and the world. The party noted their honour in his memory and celebrated his contributions to the struggle for freedom and self-determination.
“May his passing inspire us to continue working towards a more just and equitable world, and may his legacy be a source of strength and inspiration to the people of Namibia and the African diaspora,” the statement read.
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