The Sacred Union is full and places are still being carved out for all those who wish to join the political family of the Head of State. Admittedly, the craze is real and the faithful of the regime prosper there, even if more and more kabilists square the crew of the ship. However, not all those who appear under Béton necessarily have the same ambitions.
Some, more loyal to Félix Tshisekedi, focus on the second term of the President of the Republic. They give it a priority of energy, actions and thought. A second category nests there to escape any chance of political insecurity which might expose them to legal proceedings. Where the IGF pokes its nose everywhere, digs into the past and alerts to dormant files of embezzlement, it is better to tshisekediser. The third group of Sacred Union adherents are opportunists looking for easy means of survival. This last family of tshisekedists who form the longest line of signatories to the founding charter of the mega platform is made up of those who rush there to appear on the distribution table of campaign packages. Since there will certainly be some in a few weeks, in a few months.
Six bosses, one boss
Seven big fish reign as essential dignitaries of the Sacred Union in support of Felix Tshisekedi: Bahati, Kabuya, Mboso, Kamerhe, Bemba and Sama. Everyone seems to meditate on their trajectory. Multicolors and pure tshisekedists go well together. The objective is to win an unsuspected electoral score in the elections that are on the horizon. Some still wonder how Felix Tshisekedi manages internal contractions, divergent ambitions when we know that not everyone necessarily shares the same political values. If the presidential Kamerhe and Bemba have not yet said their last word, it is illusory to believe that Modeste Bahati has put his ambitions at half mast. He is an unpredictable cacique who only counts on disappointments along the way to bounce back and tangent. A simple misunderstanding in the former majority of Kabila was enough for him to distance himself. In this assembly of political insiders, Felix Tshisekedi has not finished working.
Watch out for dissension and limit the damage
Regardless of what is said around him, Augustin Kabuya Tshilumba was the only far-sighted leader who courageously warned the members of the Sacred Union regarding possible disasters along the way of the platform. “There will be problems, the most important thing will be to settle them as a family,” he advised on the day of the signing of the charter of the Sacred Union. Because, he said, “the problems begin”. Already, the composition of the presidium does not suit everyone. Some leaders who saw Vital Kamerhe offside still do not digest his masterful integration into the government and the presidium. The same is true of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, leader of the MLC whose elevation has somewhat cooled the fans of Felix Tshisekedi in the greater Equateur. Even at the UDPS, all sensitivities did not necessarily expect to attend the current configuration of the Sacred Union.
Will Tshisekedi keep the machine intact until the December election?
Everything is possible and nothing is impossible in politics, they say. Tshisekedi expects everything and would be sufficiently prepared for all scenarios. Germain Kambinga of the “Centre” party shared a deep reflection: “Winning the 2023 election means getting between 7 and 8 million votes. I’ve always said that the winner is the one with the best organization and the greatest network. With Bemba, Kamerhe, Mbusa, the Kimbanguists and the young guard he has positioned in high office, the president has a definite lead. If the opposition does not manage to unite and become a winning machine, it should not be surprising that the president wins the finger in the nose. We must not deceive the people followingwards by crying cheating. We must organize ourselves or accept the defeat to come”. A meaningful analysis. However, the exit of the Sacred Union puts a flea in the ear of the opposition in its great diversity./diaspora