Former Vice President of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has mourned the passing of Dr. Sam Nujoma, Founding President of the Republic of Namibia.
He is fondly remembered for his role in the fight for independence.
The first president of independent Namibia, Sam Nujoma, has died at the age of 95 in the capital Windhoek, the country’s current leader has announced.
Nujoma led the long fight for independence from South Africa in 1990 after helping found Namibia’s liberation movement known as the South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo) in the 1960s.
After independence, Nujoma became president in 1990 and led the country until 2005.
Nujoma had been hospitalised over the past three weeks with an illness from which he “could not recover”, Namibian President Nangolo Mbumba said in a statement announcing the death with “utmost sorrow and sadness”.
In a post on his Facebook page, Dr Bawumia said “Condolences: Passing of President Nujoma of Namibia. I am saddened by the passing of H.E. Dr. Sam Nujoma, Founding President of the Republic of Namibia. The late Nujoma was a true beacon of African egalitarianism and liberation. Africa has lost one of its greatest heroes.
“He is fondly remembered for his role in the fight for independence. He was a great leader who inspired many, and he enhanced the tenets of democracy in ways that were era-defining.
“I share in the grief of the Namibian people and Africans all over the world. I offer my sincere condolences to President Nangolo Mbumba, his family and the leadership of the South Western People’s Organization (SWAPO) Party.”
