Placido Hilukilwa
THE news of the demise of President Hage Geingob left me speechless and heartbroken, said Sigo Amunyela, a vocal Swapo Party activist whose uncompromising support for the late Geingob landed him behind bars, allegedly framed by “comrades” who supported other candidates before the 2012 Swapo congress.
“He was, to me, not only a comrade but also a personal friend,” he said.
Amunyela said that he and the late President Geingob were personal friends for the past two decades. “He came to trust me because I stood by him at a time when even some fairly senior comrades were boycotting his meetings and other public events here in the north and instigating people to shun him as he campaigned to retain the vice presidency during the 2012 congress. To silence me, and to undermine comrade Geingob’s campaign, some comrades fabricated a story that led to my arrest on a flimsy charge of theft.
The allegedly stolen items — tents, tables, and plastic chairs — were “discovered at Amunyela’s business at Omaalala village, a place where Amunyela hosted Geingob before the 2012 congress.
However, the case was thrown out of court two years later,” he said, adding: “Comrade Geingob was one of the greatest African leaders whose slogan ‘no one must feel left out’ summarized his leadership philosophy. The news of the demise of left me speechless and heartbroken.”
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