Geingob’s possible rivals Justice Minister and Attorney General Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana (also 57) and Minister of Regional and Local Government Housing and Rural Development Jerry Ekandjo (62) both leading Nujomaists are said to be ‘unamused’ by Utoni’s ambition...
The favourites to take over from Pohamba are the former Prime Minister and current Trade and Industry Minister Hage Geingob and the SWAPO Secretary General and Justice Minister Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana...
Another leadership contender is SWAPO Secretary General Justice Minister Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana who heads the powerful Omusati northern clique...
His rival is new SWAPO Secretary General Pendukeni Ivula-Ithana an Omusati member who wants to be Namibia’s first female president...
Tjiriange had been expected to stand down as Secretary General in favour of the Justice Minister and Attorney General Pendukeni Ivula-Ithana a faithful Nujomaist...
His possible rivals include the Prime Minister Nahas Angula; the Minister of Justice and Attorney General Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana; and Hamutenya...
Attorney General Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana is one of the SWAPO ministers whom the former Trade and Industry Minister Jesaya Nyamu (expelled from SWAPO at Nujoma's behest in December 2005) calls a member of the 'Omusati clique' a group said to consist of Oshivambo northerners outside the predominant Kwanyama sub-group...
Nyamu's claims about an Omusati clique led by Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila and Attorney General Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana upset that...
The Politbureau's leading Nujomaists are Lands and Resettlement Minister Jerry Ekandjo; Marco Hausiku Foreign Affairs; Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila (from Nujoma's subgroup of the dominant Oshivambo) Finance; and Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana Attorney General...
Yet when Attorney General Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana said concern was hypocritical given the party's refusal to act over past anonymous attacks including those against former Premier Hage Geingob Pohamba ended the discussion...