Luanda – Parliament Speaker Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos paid tribute Wednesday to the National Assembly MP of the opposition UNITA party Amílcar Campos Kolela, who died of illness in Luanda at the age of 58.
At the wake, held at the Army Headquarters, the Speaker of the Angolan Parliament conveyed condolences to the bereaved family and to the UNITA Parliamentary group.
Fernando Dias dos Santos considered Amílcar Campos Kolela an engaged, disciplined MP, fulfilling his duties and a fighter for the consolidation of peace and national reconciliation “and who, unfortunately, leaves us at a time when he still had a lot to give the country”.
“In this moment of pain and mourning, on behalf of myself, that of all Members of the AN and that of my family, I present to the bereaved family and to UNITA Parliamentary group our feelings of condolence and we commit ourselves to fight for peace and national reconciliation”, he expressed.
In the eulogy, the leader of UNITA, Álvaro Chikwamanga Daniel, highlighted the deceased’s ability to organise and work, which earned him his appointment as secretary of his party’s Standing Committee.
On the other hand, Ernesto Mulato, one of UNITA’s historical figures, recalled the MP’s interventions in the AN plenary sessions, considering them to be of high level.
“He was a very intelligent and dedicated worker, he will be sorely missed not only at the level of Parliament and in the committee to which he belonged (Economy and Finance)”, he underlined.
Benedito Daniel, deputy of the PRS, considered the deceased as a MP who knew how to zealously fulfill his mission. “UNITA loses one of its best staff”.
Amílcar Campos Kolela, who was buried Wednesday, at the Benfica Cemetery, in Luanda, was born in October 1964, in the province of Huambo, was elected member to the National Assembly in the 2017 elections.
Source: Angola Press News Agency