By Stellamaries Amuwa, Abuja
The High Commissioner of Republic of Namibia to Nigeria, Humphrey Geiseb has lamented the death of the President of Namibia, President Hage Geingob who died at age 82.
This was made known at the service organised at the Catholic Church of Assumption, Asokoro, Abuja, the High Commissioner of Namibia, Humphrey Geiseb, said lots of lessons can be drawn from the late president.
According to him, the late president was a champion of disadvantaged persons in society. A good leader and good representative of the people.
He noted that the late leader championed the cause of the poor, unemployed, elderly women and made sure there was an improvement in the number of women represented in the cabinet, as well as parliament during his tenure.
He said: “President Geingob was an advocate of the less powerful in the society, through his labour he made sure that those who are less powerful are championed and also mainstreamed in governance.
“Our late president was a good leader; condolences we got pouring from Nigerians reflect him as a good representative of the people.
“His death is a great loss to the people of Namibia, Africans and the whole world, we have lost a visionary leader as president and one who was a champion of many causes and somebody who really was working the talk whenever he made policy choices.”
Similarly, the former Chief of Staff to Nigerias former President, Ambassador Ibrahim Gambari said the late President of Namibia is a passionate and fearless African leader who was indeed a friend of his, a soul mate and above all a brother.
Gambari said, ” He carried himself with great national pride and a sense of statesmanship similar to that of our great leaders among whom are Julius Nyerere, Kwame Nkrumah, Nnamdi Azikiwe and Abubakar Tafawa Balewa all those are great men on who’s shoulders we stand today but yet a modern visionary that over saw the transition of his country from an oppressive apartheid regime to a state that recognised the need to embrace its ethnic diversity and simultaneously create room for younger demographic to share the vision of Namibia.”
