Venaani blames Swapo’s Shaningwa for wind that destroyed PDM tent at rally

Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) president McHenry Venaani says Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa is responsible for the disruptive wind that destroyed one of his tents at a rally at Outapi on Saturday.

“I want to tell my dear friend and loved one Sophia Shaningwa… you brought me bad luck with your wind . . . she was afraid that PDM was coming to Outapi that she brought the wind. Shame on you, my beloved Sophia Shaningwa.”

Venaani says he will continue fighting for a better Namibia.

“PDM will stay at Outapi. We are not afraid; no amount of rain or wind shall deter us for a just and better Namibia. . .

When people were calling me, ‘Mr president, there is too much wind at Outapi, we can’t hold this rally, people are already returning home,’ I said come hell, come rain, come wind or high water, I shall address the people of Namibia here at Outapi,” Venaani says.

Venaani has also accused i of attacking his party for reporting that there were few people at the venue an hour after 14h00, when the rally was expected to start, and that the wind had disturbed the event.

“Shame on you, The Namibian. We are here,” Venaani says.

Venaani also criticises the newspaper for allegedly failing to report on people who sleep during parliament sessions, but reporting negatively on him.

According to Venaani, his party has penetrated Omusati, which he says was declared a ‘no go area’ by Swapo.

The PDM president started his address at around 18h30 and about 300 youth attended the event.

Contacted for comment yesterday, Shaningwa said, “I told you that I do not talk to The Namibian. I told you, you are not my ka besties and I mean my words,” Shaningwa said.

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Venaani criticised business people from the Omusati region for showing off their wealth when they do not even complete government contracts awarded to them.

He said business people showed off their big cars, trucks and bulldozers while 1.3 million people are hungry.

Venaani further criticised African leaders for failing to provide proper medical care.

“Ministers in Namibia, or the president, get sick, then they run around the world to America, Japan, India, England, everywhere. And it’s not only here, every other African president, when they get sick, they go out of the country.

But you have never seen a president of Germany, Japan, South Korea or any other civilised country going to another country to look for medical care,” Venaani said.