He did not receive any formal education but was raised to be a leader of his clan and introduced to traditional and cultural knowledge and skills.
Nguvauva II subsequently turned down any attempt of the South African administration to win him over again by offering him positions in government and Advisory Council.
He nevertheless was invited speaker at the end of the third and last session of the Council where he again rejected the idea of a half-hearted involvement of Namibia's indigenous population in the administration of their own affairs:"One cannot rebuild a cracked house on weak foundations - one must first tear the building down before one starts anew.
"[2] Dirk Mudge, leader of the National Party, attempted to include Nguvauva II as representative of the 1975–1977 Turnhalle Constitutional Conference in the delegation of Clemens Kapuuo, Paramount Chief of the Herero.
He instead attended the Okahandja Conference, a congregation of parties barred from entering the official talks at Windhoek's Turnhalle building.
[2] Munjuku Nguvauva II rejected further offers to join the South-West African administration[2] and subsequently convinced the Mbanderu Council to form an alliance with SWAPO.
[6] Members of the Ovambanderu Traditional Authority had before called for a change of the tribal constitution to allow for a smoother transition and greater say in who becomes Chief.