Going the leader of Mbumba teaches Nandi-Daitwah at a ceremony that coincides with the 35th day of independence in the country.
Netumbo Nandi-Daitwah He swore as the first President of Namibia, after winning the elections last year that extended the 35-year grip of the ruling party to power.
Nandi-Daitwah, 72, became one of the few women’s leaders on the African continent, after a ceremony on Friday, attended by heads of states from several African countries, including Angola, South Africa and Tanzania.
Departure President Nangolo Mbumba, 83, handed over the power to Nandi-Daitwahu at a ceremony that coincided with the 35th anniversary of the Namibia independence and was moved from the Independence Stadium to the State House for a rare heavy rain.
Loud applause and inlulation broke out as NNN, such as Nandi-Dandawah popularly known, laid the oath to duty.
In his inaugural speech, Nandi-Daitwah They acknowledged her historical choices, but also said that the Namibians chose her for their competence and merit.
She added that even though the country saw progress from independence, “a lot should be done.”
Prior to that, at the place of Vice President for a year, the veteran is the National Organization of Southwestern Africa (Swapo), which led to a sparsely populated country rich in Uranus to independence from Apartheid South Africa in 1990.
Nandi-Daitwah provided 58 percent of the November chaotic elections, which have repeatedly extended after logistical failures led to major delays.
Namibia testifies to one of her “most important daughters, breaking through the glass ceiling,” said the leader of Mbumba. “It’s been a long time.”
Youthful opposition independent patriots for change (IPC) set a strong challenge in last year’s elections but took only 25.5 percent of presidential voteThe underdog continued the devotion to Swap even when the popularity of other parties to release South Africa was gone.
The key question in the ballot box was widespread unemployment among the young population, with 44 percent from 18 to 34-year-olds without a job in 2023. In a country of only three million people.
On the eve of her inauguration, Nandi-Daitwah said that solving unemployment was a priority.
“In the next five years, we have to produce at least 500,000 jobs,” she told SABC for SABC for South Africa, adding that she would require an investment of $ 85 billion ($ 4.67 billion).
Key sectors for job creation are agriculture, fishing and creative and sports industry, she said.
She appealed to unity after political divisions appeared during the election, which IPC sought to cancel in a failed court proceedings.
“We can do our politics during the campaign and so on, but once it is over, we have to build a Namibia together,” she said.
