Gabon’s Transition: Unity and Progress with President Albert Ondo Ossa

2023-09-05 20:46:05

With our special correspondent in Libreville, Francois Mazet

« Today, I went to the home of Professor Albert Ondo Ossa, with whom I was able to exchange in a friendly atmosphere and in a spirit of frankness and constructiveness. “, is it written on the account X (ex-Twitter) of Brice Oligui Nguema. Post accompanied by a photo of the two men on a sofa, the head of the transition is dressed in civilian clothes.

On the official accounts of Alternance 2023 and Albert Ondo Ossa, another cliché: the two men hold hands in what seems to be a demonstration of unity. ” Let’s dare to believe in a better and brighter future for our dear country, Gabon “Writes the candidate for the last presidential election.

What direction is the transition taking?

Is this an inflection following outings criticizing the sincerity of the putschists and asking that the verdict of the ballot boxes be recognized? Reached by us, the interested party declined to comment. He had not made the trip to the presidential palace on Monday for the swearing-in, unlike his allies who had met the head of the transition on Sunday.

The opponents want to obtain maximum progress on the composition of the government, on the principles of the next Constitution and on the future electoral law which they hope will lead Gabon to its very first transparent elections.

What are the contours of this transition? General Oligui Nguema’s outstretched hand to opponents, the presence of many former dignitaries at the swearing-in or even a duration of the transition which has not yet been announced… RFI was able to speak with Télesphore Obame Ngomo, “special adviser” of the interim president. ” You have to go slowly to do better or to do well, rather than rushing and then breaking your neck “, he answers for example regarding the question regarding the duration of the transition. And to develop: When we say that we are going to vote for a Constitution by referendum, from that moment on, we must carry out a census of the population. It takes a lot of time because everything is blurry in our country. We have to be clear on that, it takes time because we have to do things properly. We must rethink the institutions, the Electoral Code, the Penal Code… »

The presidential election has been canceled for everyone. What is the legitimacy of an individual elected on a false basis, with rigged elections? […] What is certain is that there will be a break, otherwise it would not be a very comforting signal for the people who decried the old regime. […]

Télesphore Obame Ngomo: “No door is closed. We want to build with all the children of Gabon”


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