Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Alix-Ida Mussavu
Published on 2024-02-19 08:57:15
In Gabon, the Les Démocrates party has launched the resumption of its political activities under a new prism. Opposed to the power of Ali Bongo, Guy Nzouba-Ndama’s party positions itself as a defender of the Transition. It intends to fuel it with new ideas and preserve it from the opportunists who, just a few months ago, defended the continuity of the fallen power. In the face of them, it also calls on the people to be vigilant.
“Darkness that was banished on August 30 will, by all means, try to return in other forms to derail the current process. That is why the people must remain vigilant while unreservedly supporting the new authorities, reminding them of their commitments whenever necessary,” warned Guy Nzouba-Ndama on February 17, paraphrasing Jean Remy Yama. His party, which was making its political comeback, reiterated its support for the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI) against a backdrop of a call for lucidity. “In the name of this vigilance and in view of our support for the CTRI, we are now launching the resumption of our political activities with a different approach,” declared the president of Les Démocrates (LD).
“Previously, we were opposed to a power that had long discredited itself through its actions and unpatriotic governance. Now, we will fight against the enemies of the Transition,” added Guy Nzouba-Ndama. According to him, the idea is that the new authorities, in their desire to involve all Gabonese in the vast project of restoring institutions, “will also refrain from succumbing to the demonic charm of those who supported with their last energy, just a few months ago, the desire to perpetuate the fallen power,” “to the point of considering those who dared to think or say otherwise about their devastating project for the country as enemies to be destroyed.”
In its approach, Guy Nzouba-Ndama’s party intends to fuel the Transition with new ideas within the overall framework of restoring or restructuring the institutions it has set itself. To do so, it says it has “valuable support” in Parliament and among the special delegations of municipalities and departments. It also says it will make its cadres and agents from both the public and private administration available to the CTRI in this regard. “However, while supporting the CTRI, we do not forget to retain our values, to maintain our autonomy of action, thought, and speech,” indicated the president of LD.
Read the original article(French) on Gabon Review
