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Parliament mourns Bessinger

Parliament mourns Bessinger

PRIME Minister Nahas Angula announced the death of former Environment and Tourism Minister Niko Bessinger in the National Assembly yesterday afternoon.

“This morning Namibia lost one of its founding fathers, Niko Bessinger, who was a member of the Constituent Assembly and its drafting committee for our country’s Constitution,” Angula said. “He was the founder of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (and its first Minister), a Swapo leader and activist and member of its Central Committee.”The Speaker of the National Assembly, Theo-Ben Gurirab, called for a minute of silence to honour Bessinger, who also served as Member of Parliament.”He was the founder of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (and its first Minister), a Swapo leader and activist and member of its Central Committee.”The Speaker of the National Assembly, Theo-Ben Gurirab, called for a minute of silence to honour Bessinger, who also served as Member of Parliament.

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