I owe it to the youth: Nandi-Ndaitwah

THE Swapo vice president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, says she owes her victory to the party youth who “came behind her”. Nandi-Ndaitwah, the Swapo presidential candidate for 2024, says the youth stood by her even when people focused on her age. She turns 70 on October 29. “I owe it to the youth of Namibia. I owe it to the youth of Namibia because, during our internal campaign, those who were trying to find something against me, the only thing they could put their hand or mind on is my age. “I am old. But engaging with the young people whom I was not engaging for the first during the internal campaign.

I have constantly been engaging with young people. “They usually come to this house, and we sit behind there like traditional story- telling. They came behind me. They sup- ported me,” she told Confidente.

Nandi-Ndaitwah also said the results of the 7th Swapo Congress that has elected me as the VP and subsequently as a presidential candidate have brought hope to the young people. “I am saying hope comes with motivation. That is what I believe. When you are hopeful, you are motivated,” she added. Nandi-Ndaitwah said she would continue preaching about unity in the par- ty because it guided the party members during the liberation struggle and will continue to guide them. “I have been talking about unity. This is not the first time you have party leaders emphasising the importance of unity. “It has always been the message that has to go across our members now and even in the future.