Youth bodies reject calls to scrap NYC chair post
Various youth organisations and political parties have pushed back against calls to abolish the National Youth Council (NYC) chairperson position, insisting that the office remains necessary and cannot simply be removed. The debate follows comments made by parliamentarian Imms Nashinge on social media last week, where he called for the abolition of the position, arguing […] The post Youth bodies reject calls to scrap NYC chair post appeared first on The Namibian .
Various youth organisations and political parties have pushed back against calls to abolish the National Youth Council (NYC) chairperson position, insisting that the office remains necessary and cannot simply be removed.
The debate follows comments made by parliamentarian Imms Nashinge on social media last week, where he called for the abolition of the position, arguing that NYC has become a battleground for political interests.
The remarks come as former Namibia National Students Organisation (Nanso) presidents Esther Simon and Simon Taapopi contest the NYC chairperson position ahead of the General Assembly elections taking place at Swakopmund from today until Monday.
Responding to Nashinge’s proposal, Swapo Party Youth League secretary’s personal assistant, Taddeus Shithigona, says abolishing the position is not a viable option because it was established through legislation.
“The concerns about overlapping functions between the executive chairperson and the director stem from a misunderstanding of their respective roles,” Shithigona says.
