Self-exciled academic Joseph Diescho on Sunday said he feels much safer in a Namibia under the leadership of Swapo’s presidential candidate, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah.
The analyst left Namibia for Germany years ago, saying he does not feel safe in Namibia.
Diescho attended Swapo’s manifesto launch on Saturday.
He yesterday accused former president Hage Geingob of having monitored his movements.
Geingob has in the past denied Diescho’s claims.
Their relationship turned sour when the political analyst was removed as the executive director of the Namibia Institute of Public Administration and Management (Nipam) in 2015.
Diescho has since accused Geingob of discrediting him and blocking his appointment at state-owned entities.
The academic has been claiming Geingob deliberately chased him out of the country through his actions.
“The head of state would monitor where I was sleeping and say it in public,” he said.
In addition to this, Diescho said he is also in the country to observe political parties’ manifesto launches.
“To at least meet some of the leadership while the ground is wet. I don’t want to hear rumours, I want to hear it and look them in the eye,” he said.
Diescho said Swapo is the only party he has joined in his life.
He said after attending Swapo’s manifesto launch on Saturday more than 10 people called him.
“And they would not have done that during Geingob’s time,” he said.
Press secretary Alfredo Hengari yesterday said Diescho was never in danger under Geingob.
“President Geingob was a top leader of Namibia and always acted above board in the interest of each and every Namibian and consistent with the Constitution, which he pledged to uphold until the end,” Hengari said.
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