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allAfrica.com: Namibia: Standoff at Association for the Deaf (Page 1 of 1)
The Namibian National Association of the Deaf (NNAD) is on a collision course after it dismissed the National Director, Martin Tjivera.
Paul Nanyeni, one of the NNAD leaders, announced that they dismissed Tjivera because of alleged mismanagement, poor performance and a breakdown of trust.
However, Tjivera blamed tribal politics for his dismissal, adding that he was seeking legal advice to sue Nanyeni.
He said a "tribal group" of the NNAD executive committee forced him to resign but he has refused to do so and remains at the office.
The executive said Tjivera had lost the interest of deaf people and showed no transparency and accountability.
"The deaf themselves have spoken.
They need the change and the change is now," Nanyeni wrote in a statement he gave to The Namibian.
He said there was a complete breakdown of trust between Tjivera, employees of NNAD and the executive.
"Members have spoken for a long time and have been calling for change which was imminent," Nanyeni said.
He said the NNAD, under Tjivera, had failed its members.
Tjivera has refused to accept the decision, saying the executive did not follow proper channels to dismiss him.
"My supporters and I will leave no stone unturned in getting rid of all people who still hibernate in the hope of derailing goals set in NNAD's development programmes," he said.
The NNAD executive took its decision at the beginning of this month but Tjivera still occupies his office.
The Namibian National Association of the Deaf (NNAD) is on a collision course after it dismissed the National Director, Martin Tjivera.
Paul Nanyeni, one of the NNAD leaders, announced that they dismissed Tjivera because of alleged mismanagement, poor performance and a breakdown of trust.
However, Tjivera blamed tribal politics for his dismissal, adding that he was seeking legal advice to sue Nanyeni.
He said a "tribal group" of the NNAD executive committee forced him to resign but he has refused to do so and remains at the office.
The executive said Tjivera had lost the interest of deaf people and showed no transparency and accountability.
"The deaf themselves have spoken.
They need the change and the change is now," Nanyeni wrote in a statement he gave to The Namibian.
He said there was a complete breakdown of trust between Tjivera, employees of NNAD and the executive.
"Members have spoken for a long time and have been calling for change which was imminent," Nanyeni said.
He said the NNAD, under Tjivera, had failed its members.
Tjivera has refused to accept the decision, saying the executive did not follow proper channels to dismiss him.
"My supporters and I will leave no stone unturned in getting rid of all people who still hibernate in the hope of derailing goals set in NNAD's development programmes," he said.
The NNAD executive took its decision at the beginning of this month but Tjivera still occupies his office.