EDITORIAL: Silly season on the horizon
The silly season for politicians is upon us.
This means that after years of pushing the citizenry to the periphery, politicians will suddenly come to their senses again and pretend to care for the well-being of those they ought to serve.
Socioeconomic pacifiers and an avalanche of prosperity gospel will be preached between now and 27 November when Namibians go to the polls.
Like clowns, politicians will revive their usual stunts of visiting places where people live in abject poverty, donating food parcels and claiming to be the messiahs who will improve the lives of our people.
These pseudo-philanthropists called politicians have for years failed to fulfil their campaign pledges, but rest assured, they will be back with new promises of milk and honey.
We will never improve our country if public officials are more interested in landing votes than improving the lives of the people who elected them.
As parties gear up to kick-start their campaigns, we hope they will heed President Nangolo Mbumba’s call for unity in the Namibian House.
Mbumba did not hold back when he ordered the security cluster to redouble their efforts to ensure the country remains safe by rooting out the enemies of peace.
The silly election season normally comes with many challenges. We hope all stakeholders in this pivotal exercise play their respective parts - within the confines of the law.
This means that after years of pushing the citizenry to the periphery, politicians will suddenly come to their senses again and pretend to care for the well-being of those they ought to serve.
Socioeconomic pacifiers and an avalanche of prosperity gospel will be preached between now and 27 November when Namibians go to the polls.
Like clowns, politicians will revive their usual stunts of visiting places where people live in abject poverty, donating food parcels and claiming to be the messiahs who will improve the lives of our people.
These pseudo-philanthropists called politicians have for years failed to fulfil their campaign pledges, but rest assured, they will be back with new promises of milk and honey.
We will never improve our country if public officials are more interested in landing votes than improving the lives of the people who elected them.
As parties gear up to kick-start their campaigns, we hope they will heed President Nangolo Mbumba’s call for unity in the Namibian House.
Mbumba did not hold back when he ordered the security cluster to redouble their efforts to ensure the country remains safe by rooting out the enemies of peace.
The silly election season normally comes with many challenges. We hope all stakeholders in this pivotal exercise play their respective parts - within the confines of the law.
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