Minister Tjongarero Responds to NYC Dissolution Backlash

[PODCAST]

An uprising took place today at the National Youth Council (NYC) headquarters in the capital when some affiliate members stormed the office on Pasteur Street. They expressed dissatisfaction with the appointment of the interim board by the Minister of Sport, Youth, and National Service, Agnes Tjongarero. The interim board was appointed by Minister Tjongarero after she dissolved the substantive board ahead of the NYC congress in December, citing a number of what she termed “serious contraventions” of the Act as the reason for the removal of the board. They say that the minister has no right to appoint an interim board without the consent of the youth council. To respond to this, Tjongarero joined us on the line