Windhoek: The National Assembly on Wednesday resolved to extend its sitting until Friday to conclude debates on several outstanding matters on the order paper before Parliament adjourns for its winter recess. The decision followed a motion without notice moved by Swapo Party chief whip Alpheus !Naruseb for the house to extend its normal sitting schedule until midday on Friday.According to Namibia Press Agency, the additional sitting comes after lawmakers from the ruling Swapo Party and the opposition failed to conclude several key matters before the house. These include the confirmation of Dr Gerson Sindano as chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN), following his nomination by President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. Parliament also did not endorse the nomination of Bryan Eiseb as director general of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), consider the proposed one-year extension of Advocate Erna van der Merwe's term as deputy director general of the ACC, or debate and vote on the nomination of two Members of Parliament to serve on the Security Commission.The National Assembly ordinarily sits from Tuesday to Thursday, while Mondays are reserved for committee meetings. Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani supported the extension, but argued that a single additional sitting would not be enough to deal with the growing workload before Parliament rises. He urged fellow lawmakers to take their parliamentary responsibilities more seriously and questioned the value of the lengthy recess, saying parliamentary committees lack the resources to conduct meaningful oversight during the break.Venaani posed a critical question to his colleagues: "The question that must be put to all of us is, why are we going on recess if we do not have the resources to go and do the work that needs to be done with oversight?" Parliament is expected to adjourn on Friday and resume sittings in September. Venaani instead proposed that the House extend its sittings by another week before recess and reconvene for a n additional week in September to clear the outstanding business.He also rejected suggestions that the opposition caused the growing number of questions on the order paper. "That can't be an argument. That's a constitutional provision and constitutional requirement for members of Parliament to hold the executive to account," he said. Calling for greater commitment from lawmakers, Venaani emphasized the importance of their role: "If we are serious with our work, it is very shameful for somebody to be paid what we are paid for the work that we are doing on behalf of other people."