Okahandja residents have expressed disappointment after a meeting with municipal officials, scheduled for Thursday, was postponed to Friday by the Chief Executive Officer's office.

This follows after the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, instructed residents to meet with the Office of the Chief Executive Officer to address various concerns affecting the town.

Activist Sethy Gariseb said residents were disappointed by the postponement.

"I am very disappointed. I do not know about the minister, James Sankwasa, but he must use his powers under Article 7 to remove them. Next time, we will put forward a motion of no confidence against the councillors to have them removed. We are also disappointed by the Chief Executive Officer's reappointment, as he does not even reside in Okahandja."

Another activist, Haindere Sirongo, said he was also disappointed, as they were only handed a letter by the Acting Chief Executive Officer without any explanation as to why the meeting had been postponed.

"I am disappointed. When we came here, we were handed a letter that did not indicate the reason why the councillors were supposed to be present. We have people who came here with issues that need to be raised, some of which were previously raised but were never addressed."

The activists have encouraged members of the public to attend Friday's meeting in large numbers to ensure their concerns are heard by the Okahandja Municipality.