Namibia's President Hifikepunye Pohamba's is expected to
address his last political rally as Head of State at Sam Nujoma Stadium in
Windhoek tomorrow which is expected to attract more than 30 000 of the ruling
Swapo supporters. Prime Minister Dr Hage Geingob is the revolutionary party's
presidential candidate and will take over from President Pohamba who has served
Namibia for a mandatory two terms.
Namibians go to their sixth
general election on Friday next week and there are over 15 opposition political
parties in the country.
The party's secretary-general,
Cde Nangolo Mbumba, said in an interview yesterday that the stage was set for
the country's biggest campaign rally, where praise singers from the Ndilimani
Cultural Troupe are expected to entertain the crowd.
He said Foreign Affairs Minister
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah would co-ordinate the proceedings.
Swapo has held 30 rallies in this
election, where President Pohamba, founding father Dr Sam Nujoma and Dr Geingob
were the key speakers in different regions.
"We have covered a lot of
ground in terms of preparations and we are expecting a full house," said
Cde Mbumba.
"People should attend in
their numbers.
"President Pohamba will be
the main speaker of the day (tomorrow) and he would focus on issues related to
our election manifesto which seeks to consolidate peace, stability and
prosperity."
Cde Mbumba said they were
expecting President Pohamba to give highlights on Swapo's successes in
education, health, infrastructure development, continued quality service
delivery, economic stability and unity.
The Herald
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