Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Alix-Ida Mussavu
Published on 2024-03-13 10:49:55
On March 12, at its headquarters in Louis in Libreville, the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG) celebrated its 56th anniversary, the first without being in power. Blamed for its poor governance of the country, the former ruling party made its mea culpa, but also expressed its desire to regain the trust of the Gabonese people, before expressing its support for the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI).
At Louis headquarters on March 12, members of the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG), despite the context marked by the takeover of power by the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI), dressed in their finest attire to commemorate the 56th anniversary of their party: the first without power. “The task is immense, especially in this period of transition during which the party must more than ever engage in introspection,” declared Angélique Ngoma, the secretary general of the former ruling party. According to her, this situation gives the PDG the opportunity to identify and acknowledge its shortcomings with humility and sincerity in order to better project itself into the future.
Being political machines for seizing power, the PDG hopes to regain power but by learning from its mistakes. This includes practicing the values that govern coexistence such as solidarity, love, and loyalty. “Driven by patriotic conviction and openness to others, we will know how to reconquer and earn the trust of our fellow citizens,” declared Angélique Ngoma, who in her speech on the occasion, invited her comrades to do better. “We celebrate this anniversary in a context marked by the arrival of the CTRI in power. In this configuration, the PDG, it must be admitted, has its share of responsibility,” she admitted.
Refoundation and support for the CTRI
“As a party in power, we have not listened enough to our fellow citizens. This is an opportunity, in my capacity as general secretary of the party, to ask for forgiveness,” she said. “This assumed responsibility does not prevent our party from participating in this common work of rebuilding our country to which the new authorities invite us all, regardless of political affiliation,” stated the general secretary who reassured PDG members of the determination of the new board to rebuild the party. “Our ambition is clear: to build a renewed, stronger PDG, rooted in the fundamental principles of its creation and resolutely oriented towards the future with everyone,” she declared.
The envisaged refoundation, she enumerated, involves a change in mentalities, taking into account the grassroots, questioning each person’s commitment as a party activist, and giving a chance to those who stand out for their loyalty and discipline. “To realize this vision, it is essential to gather our strengths, strengthen cohesion within the party,” declared Angélique Ngoma. “We need to close ranks,” she insisted, urging her comrades to work. Because, she said, “the events of August 30, 2023, concern us all.” “This is an opportunity for us to give our full support to the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions,” she affirmed.
Read the original article(French) on Gabon Review
