Stefanus Nashama
Panduleni Itula, the leader of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), said he has no time to waste responding to fabrications and unsubstantiated allegations.
He shared this information with the Windhoek Observer on Thursday.
“I don’t respond to lies, fabrications, and unsubstantiated allegations,” said Itula.
This statement follows accusations made by former and founding IPC member Josua “Ketu 2000” Mwetupunga.
Mwetupunga claimed that Itula threatened to block his phone number while he was attempting to advise the party leadership regarding the processes for the national conference where parliamentary representatives were elected.
Mwetupunga, who resigned from IPC on Wednesday, also accused Itula of exhibiting dictatorial behaviour.
He further described the leadership within the IPC as characterized by gossip and self-interest.
Itula refuted these allegations, stating that Mwetupunga was not the first to accuse him of being a dictator.
“He is not the first to allege as he does for reasons of his own,” he said.
Itula advised the media to approach MTC for assistance concerning the conversation between him and Mwetupunga.
“Regrettably, the subject of the inquiry is no longer a member of IPC and the media should seek assistance from MTC,” he said.
Mwetupunga did not make it onto the IPC’s parliamentary list this year, despite claiming to have invested his resources in party activities.
In 2020, Mwetupunga represented the IPC during the regional and local authority elections for the Okalongo constituency in the Oshana region.
Mwetupunga was welcomed back to the fold by the Swapo party on Tuesday.
