Usko Nghaamwa | |
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![]() Usko Nghaamwa | |
Governor of Ohangwena Region | |
In office 2005–2020 | |
President | Hifikepunye Pohamba Hage Geingob |
Preceded by | Billy Mwaningange |
Succeeded by | Walde Ndevashiya |
Councillor of Ohangwena Constituency | |
Personal details | |
Political party | SWAPO |
Spouse | Lucia Nghaamwa |
Committees | SWAPO Party Central Committee |
Usko Nghihepavali Nghaamwa (born 18th January 1944) is a Namibian businessman,politician,and philanthropist. He was born in Oipapakane village in the Ohangwena Region. Nghaamwa is a member of SWAPO. [1]
Nghaamwa was first elected councillor of Ohangwena Constituency [ citation needed ]. In the 2004 regional election,he received 6,194 of the 6,243 votes cast. [2] In 2005,he was appointed governor of the Ohangwena Region. He held the position until 2020. [3] In December 2022,Nghaamwa was elected to the SWAPO Party Central Committee.[ citation needed ]
Nghaamwa is well known in the North of Namibia,where he has donated to communities by giving school infrastructure,food to the needy,scholarships,plus flood and drought aid. [4] In 2021,he donated N$100,000 for the new Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) campus to be constructed in Eenhana,his home region. He also hosts a Usko Nghaamwa Marathon,with the latest events having been hosted in collaboration with athlete Simon Shokonawa on 18 January 2022,his birthday.[ citation needed ]
Nghaamwa regularly donates to different schools in the Ohangwena region,among them Omungwelume Secondary School,which in 2023 was renamed UN Nghaamwa Secondary School in his honour. [5]
Nghaamwa is married to fellow SWAPO politician Lucia Nghaamwa,and Diana Murphy a former member of parliament. They have a daughter and own farms in the Kavango East and Ohangwena regions. [6]