After the political actors, the government met, on August 16, 2022, the presidents of the institutions of the Republic to share on the security situation prevailing in Togo, with the deadly attacks in the Savannah Region. It was essentially a question of deepening the elements of information concerning the actions of the government, the way in which the operations are taking place, the support measures for the populations so as to enable them to be both resistant and resilient to the attacks. The meeting was chaired by the Minister of State, in charge of Territorial Administration, Decentralization and Territorial Development, Payadowa Boukpessi, at his office in Lomé.
Other actors during the debates
The government, following on from the discussions opened by the President of the Republic following the meetings with the populations of the Savannahs, the leaders of the political parties, had, on August 16, 2022, discussions with the presidents of the institutions of the Republic on various issues, in particular the security challenges that our country has been facing for some time. According to the Minister Christian Trimua in charge of Human Rights and Relations with the Institutions of the Republic, government spokesman, it was to present to the heads of the institutions of the Republic the various actions that the government is carrying out in the aim of circumscribing jihadist threats, support measures for suffering populations, in order to make them more resilient. ” The exchanges focused on the presentation of the situation in the sub-region, in Togo, the latest developments that we have known and then the progress of the development projects which are implemented within the framework of the program of emergency in the Savannahs and the prospects, in particular the role of the institutions of the Republic alongside the government, to face the danger explained Minister Trimua.
Another section of exchange stakeholders
For the government spokesman, this meeting is essential, in the sense that the institutions of the Republic each have a role that affects the development of the country, but also security issues, because he believes, in one case by the way, we need laws, support from the courts, to intensify communication…, since the terrorists also have their own communication services. Given that ” we are in a region in which a state of security emergency is proclaimed and which calls for the restriction of a certain number of freedoms, the National Commission for Human Rights (CNDH), for example, has a role of monitoring to be done, so as to anticipate the possible deviations that may occur and allow the government to also anticipate anything that the populations might suffer “, specified the commissioner of the government. While deploring the setbacks experienced by the compatriots of the north, the Minister underlines that they remain, following all, calm, counting on the collaboration of all the actors, in this case the defense and security forces and all the administrations.
The next stage of discussions will concern civil society actors, to see, in the overall scheme, what their contribution will be for the betterment of the country.
Zeus POUH-PEKA
