Today was the last day of inspection of the material used in the November 27th National Assembly election.
The Landless People's Movement (LPM), which is one of the parties that took the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) to court over alleged irregularities, says ECN has some explaining to do.
Skrywer said, although they are not satisfied with the inspection exercise due to the limited time, they are happy that they got somewhere.
"Today is a different day from yesterday, and that's because we have new ways to look at things in terms of where to go, what to look at, and it's exciting. All I can tell you is that we are getting somewhere, and the Namibian people can expect answers from ECN. I hope ECN can provide the answers because there are documents. And there are areas that we are looking into, and as of this morning we have a total shift in the way of working given the time and the hands that we have, and we had to make drastic changes in terms of our approach to getting this data. And we are getting somewhere definitely."
He also touched on some of the challenges they have experienced during the inspection process.
"In terms of challenges, inspections go with asking questions, so upon asking questions, you see that some of the officials are not forthcoming, and we are struggling to get answers; hence, that is why we have taken the approach of coping and making photocopies of what we have. If need be, we will use it to ask them questions because, in terms of verbal engagement and queries, some are not so forthcoming."
Skrywer also revealed that they would look into the possibility of asking for an extension beyond the two days that were given by the court order.
"You must understand that this is a court order, and that also tells you that lawyers are involved, so that is up to the consultation and engagement of lawyers and legal counsellors, but in terms of action from the political leadership, that is one of the options that is on the table. I am not saying it's the only one, but it's one of the options that we are considering."
He also stated that the information they receive from members of the public guides their inspection.
"More and more people are coming, and they are calling our numbers and sending information as part of our data collection and fact-finding mission. We are collecting all of it, so we are excited, so keep on coming and keep on giving us this information."