Geingob tells IPPR’s Hopwood where to get off

Hertta-Maria Amutenja In a firm response to the Institute of Public Policy and Research (IPPR) and its Director, Graham Hopwood, President Hage Geingob has dismissed concerns raised by Hopwood regarding the acceptance of an award from the African Energy Chamber (AEC) and his association with Cameroonian lawyer NJ Ayuk. Geingob Spokesperson Alfredo Hengarri, stated yesterday that a series of articles published in The Namibian newspaper questioning the President’s decision to accept the AEC Lifetime Award raised concerns about NJ Ayuk’s alleged “corrupt influences” in the emerging upstream petroleum sector in Namibia, quoted Hopewood disproval of Geingob’s association with Ayuk. “I…