ECN divides MPs
Auleria Wakudumo Andreas Thomas A dispute over the appointment of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) leadership has evolved into a broader constitutional debate about the extent of Parliament’s oversight powers. One thing is clear from the opposition: they will not swallow whatever the ruling party brings to the House hook, line and sinker. The... The post ECN divides MPs appeared first on New Era .
Auleria Wakudumo
Andreas Thomas
A dispute over the appointment of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) leadership has evolved into a broader constitutional debate about the extent of Parliament’s oversight powers.
One thing is clear from the opposition: they will not swallow whatever the ruling party brings to the House hook, line and sinker.
The debate intensified after Speaker of the National Assembly Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila rejected opposition demands for access to internal selection records while releasing President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s signed nomination letter.
The disagreement unfolded this week as lawmakers prepared to vote on Nandi-Ndaitwah’s nominations of current ECN commissioner Gerson Sindano as chairperson, together with Emmerentia Leonard and Julieta Diva Ferreira as commissioners.
