Barry Rukoro

17 Oct

Muinjangue dismisses NUDO-SWANU collaboration claims

ObserverNational NewsBarry Rukoro, The Electoral Act

Allexer Allexer The National Unity Democratic Organization (NUDO) president, Ester Muinjangue, has said that her party is busy with campaigning and has no time to waste on collaboration claims. This comes after a NUDO faction led by Barry Rukoro announced that NUDO and the South West Africa National Union (SWANU) have joined forces to collaborate in the November elections. Muinjangue on Wednesday told the Windhoek Observer that her party has no time to comment on these claims because she is busy campaigning. “The Electoral Act is clear that one cannot belong to two parties at the same time. So, we…

Kauandenge defends NUDO leadership choices amid factional dispute

ObserverNational NewsBarry Rukoro, Ester Muinjangue, Joseph Kauandenge

Erasmus Shalihaxwe The National Unity Democratic Organisation’s (NUDO) Joseph Kauandenge said the party leadership will not hand over power through force but through a peaceful process to a legitimately elected person at a legitimate congress, as per the party constitution. Kauandenge made these remarks on Sunday in response to a congress that another party faction had organised on Saturday. He announced that the party's current leadership, led by its president, Ester Muinjangue, converged at a meeting on Sunday morning to discuss, amongst other issues, the congress held in the name of Nudo by a small splinter group claiming legitimacy. ‘’Usually,…