Itula threatens court action over ECN appointments
Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) leader Panduleni Itula has threatened legal action to stop the appointment of Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) commissioners, arguing that the process followed by president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is unconstitutional. In a statement issued on Thursday, Itula says the president’s letters to parliament “nominate” candidates for approval instead of appointing them […] The post Itula threatens court action over ECN appointments appeared first on The Namibian
Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) leader Panduleni Itula has threatened legal action to stop the appointment of Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) commissioners, arguing that the process followed by president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is unconstitutional.
In a statement issued on Thursday, Itula says the president’s letters to parliament “nominate” candidates for approval instead of appointing them as required under Article 94B of the Constitution.
