Shikongo leads early turnout at Outapi, urges voters to come out in numbers

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2025-11-26

OUTAPI, 26 November 2025 - Omusati Governor Immanuel Shikongo. (Photo by: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

OUTAPI, 26 NOV (NAMPA) – Governor of the Omusati Region, Immanuel Shikongo was the first voter to cast his vote at the Outapi Community Hall on Wednesday morning, marking the official start of voting in the seventh Regional Councils and Local Authorities elections.
Shikongo voted just minutes after the official start of voting at 07h00, with a long queue already winding at one of the main voting points in the Omusati regional capital.
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