Oswald Shivute
12 April 2011
SOME members of the Oukwanyama Traditional Authority no longer want Senior Headman George Nelulu as their Oukwanyama Traditional Authority Chairman and request that Queen of Oukwanyama Marta Mwadinomo Nelumbu fire him as the chairman.
A source told The Namibian last week that an emergency meeting was to be held this coming Monday to discuss Nelulu as Chairman.
The source could not reveal why some members of the traditional authority want to get rid of Nelulu, but said there must be serious issues to be discussed. This emergency meeting is to be held despite the fact that Oukwanyama Traditional Authority is on marula leave. Another source, who also does not want to be identified, said some traditional authority members have accused Senior Headman Nelulu of being an RDP sympathiser so they want to have him removed and replaced with a Swapo sympathiser as chairman. This same source also told The Namibian that Queen Nelumbu is not happy with those who want to get rid of Nelulu. “The Queen is also not happy with that special meeting that will be held on Monday and has called on those who are organising that meeting to stop it, because this is marula time and according to the Oukwanyama tradition no traditional meetings during such time.”
Nelulu, was elected senior headman of Eudaneko after the death of senior headman Malakia Kaluvi more than ten years ago, was appointed by the late Oukwanyama King Kornelius Mwetupunga Shelungu in 2005, and Queen Martha Nelumbu who succeeded King Shelungu maintained Nelulu as chairman of the Oukwanyama Traditional Authority to date. Nelulu, according to the source, is respected by many including Queen Nelumbu and many members of her Council.
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Oukwanyama Queen At Odds With Subjects Over Nelulu