Erasmus Shalihaxwe
Swapo Secretary for Economic Affairs Bernadette Jagger has summoned party member, Pedro Mwenyo to provide evidence on the allegations he made that the party Secretary General Sophia Shaningwa, has acted unprocedural when she withdrew N$ 2.5 million from the bank account of one of the party’s companies.
Jagger who is a Member of Parliament and also serves as Deputy Minister of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Child Welfare, said Mwenyo made the allegations through social media and cited Tuyenikelao Nicanor as the custodian of evidence that the Secretary-General withdrew an amount of N$2.5 million from a certain party enterprise account.
Nicanor is one of the board members of Guinas Investments.
“I am writing this letter to you by the decision of the Swapo party Secretariat meeting held on 6 November 2023, over the allegations levelled against the persona of the Secretary-General through social media platforms.
Accordingly, you are hereby summoned to appear before an inquiry into the matter and to provide evidence over allegations for appropriate sanction,” she said.
Jagger confirmed to Windhoek Observer yesterday that she authored the letter, but admitted that she has no idea what position Mwenyo occupies in the structures of the party.
Efforts to get comment from Mwenyo proved futile at the time of going to print.
