OPPOSITION parliamentarians say they anticipate president Hage Geingob to ship a rhetoric-filled state-of-the-nation (Sona) deal with tomorrow.
They mentioned they aren’t enthusiastic concerning the president’s deal with, as a result of they anticipate him to repeat the identical rhetoric.
Geingob will ship his ninth Sona, the place he’s anticipated to spotlight his authorities’s key coverage aims for the 2023/24 monetary 12 months.
On his half, Nationwide Unity Democratic Organisation parliamentarian Joseph Kauandenge mentioned he expects president Geingob to repeat the identical rhetoric.
“I do not anticipate something besides the standard rhetoric, making daring statements and never residing up these expectations and his personal commitments.
“So, there’s actually nothing that I am anticipating that’s new, as a result of if there’s one one who has failed as a pacesetter of the federal government, it’s the present president.
“What he says and the outputs are usually not the identical. He’ll say that ‘my administration will do that’, however on the finish of the day nothing occurs,” Kauandenge mentioned.
UNEMPLOYMENT HEADACHE
Maximalliant Katjimune, the deputy chief whip of the Well-liked Democratic Motion, mentioned they don’t anticipate something new or inspiring from the president.
The parliamentarian mentioned Geingob “has completely failed us as younger individuals and the nation at giant. For the previous eight years, the president has been making all types of guarantees to the nation and to younger individuals, but issues are simply getting worse.”
Katjimune added that “youth unemployment is thru the roof, the essential schooling system is on its knees, pupils are failing like flies and the financial system is limping”.
“The shacks that he promised to eradicate after 5 years are nonetheless standing and casual settlements are, in truth, on the rise all through the nation.
“The Geingob Presidency has not been capable of basically deal with the important thing points dealing with the Namibian society. So, we anticipate to listen to the identical rhetoric that resolves nothing.”
Political analyst Rui Tyitende yesterday informed Desert Radio that there’s not a lot to anticipate from the president’s Sona, contemplating the continued failure to take care of recurrent issues of unemployment and the poor lifestyle endured by Namibians.
“Actuality is that the president’s final Sona was very uninspiring and failed to present tangible experiences on what they’re doing to take care of different issues, together with unemployment, inflation and the poor lifestyle. There isn’t any extra time for rhetoric, however we anticipate motion that offers decisively with the present issues that we face,” he mentioned.
“Whereas we will credit score the federal government for having give you completely different insurance policies up to now, together with affirmative motion, there was zero efforts made in implementing these insurance policies to higher the lives of our younger individuals.”
The chief of Namibia Financial Freedom Fighters, Ephafras Mukwiilongo, mentioned the Geingob administration at all times avoids speaking about essential points.
Mukwiilongo cited unemployment and underemployment as challenges that want pressing consideration. He additional criticised the federal government for failing to draw credible overseas traders.
“The overseas traders which can be at all times being referred to and that they’ve supplied employment, are largely Chinese language, who are usually not paying individuals. How are you going to have individuals working, but they’re incomes N$700 or $800? This stuff, they do not discuss them,” mentioned Mukwiilongo.
Tyitende mentioned president Geingob and his administration must take decisive motion that offers with the issues of unemployment.
“For a rustic that’s coming from colonialism, I feel the federal government must be on level with how they wish to take care of Namibia’s issues,” he mentioned.
Swapo lawmaker Tobie Aupindi defended the president’s report, citing that financial development in Namibia was 4% in 2022, regardless of the nation rising from two years of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“The president held the nation steadily amid the worldwide chaos. The discoveries of oil and the event of inexperienced hydrogen have put Namibia in an unprecedented pole place for a greater future for our individuals.”
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