WITH NEARLY a year left in his second term as Namibia's first citizen, President Hifikepunye Pohamba is saying his goodbyes and he looks like someone for whom the clock is not ticking fast enough to vacate State House and abandon the duties and responsibilities that go with the office.
That he is allowing his successor, Hage Geingob, a higher profile as his term winds down is commendable for smooth succession. If there is one quality that Geingob should take from Pohamba it is to entrench the spirit of tolerance of dissenting views. Under Sam Nujoma, Swapo and the government would have seen several political casualties simply because they differed with his position. Not so Pohamba.
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