‘Good people of Namibia have spoken’ — Obasanjo congratulates Nandi-Ndaitwah

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has congratulated the new President of Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, saying the election indicated that the good people of the country had spoken.

In a congratulatory letter to the new president, a copy of which was made available to Media Talk Africa in Abeokuta on Wednesday, Obasanjo was particularly happy that the people of the country repose their trust and confidence in a woman who has become the first female President of Namibia.

Obasanjo said: “No doubt, the good people of Namibia have spoken and have decided to repose their trust and confidence in your leadership, particularly as the first female President of Namibia.”

The former President added: “By this clear victory, Namibians have not only given you a mandate to lead with the sound policies that will bring much socio-economic progress to the country but also to reassure you of their faith in your leadership, given your experience, background and resilience in the polity of Namibia, which have undoubtedly prepared you for the great responsibility ahead as the leader of Namibia.

“I, therefore, wish you God’s guidance as you face, with vision and vigour, the challenges of lifting the nation up to greater heights. It is my hope that your assumption of office as President of Namibia will witness a further strengthening of the existing fraternal relations between our two countries and people.”

Obasanjo, who is in Burundi, said the news of Nandi-Ndaitwah’s victory was received with “great delight and it is with a deep sense of pleasure that I convey to you hearty felicitations.”