IUP/In Luanda, Ndongou defends the “saving” coup in Gabon – AGP

LIBREVILLE, October 24 (AGP)-Opened this Monday in Luanda (Angola), the 147th session of the Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (AUI) continues this Tuesday with several activities, including the Francophonie caucus. Opportunity for Jean François Ndongou, president of the Transitional National Assembly, to reassure his parliamentary colleagues about the “saving” coup which took place on the night of August 30 in Libreville, and which brought the Committee for the transition and restoration of institutions (CTRI) in power.

He thus underlined that the takeover of power by the army aroused the spontaneous support of all the active forces of the nation, given that the deposed head of state no longer had all his abilities to lead the country. Just as Jean François Ndongou specified that the act carried out by the soldiers was carried out without clashes or bloodshed.

Focusing on the progress of the transition, the head of the Gabonese delegation explained that the efforts of the Transitional authorities are currently notable, and show reassuring possibilities of a rapid and peaceful return to constitutional order. As proof, he cites the establishment of Transition institutions such as the National Assembly and the Senate, the Government, the Constitutional Court, or even the preparation of the inclusive national dialogue, with the current phase of citizen contributions.

Specially invited by the Secretary General of the IPU and the General Delegate of the APF, in his capacity as first vice-president of this international parliamentary institution, to give his opinion on the Transition in Gabon, Faustin Boukoubi, former president of the The National Assembly of Gabon also noted the popular nature of this military operation, and the inclusive aspect of the Transition authorities. Anything that justifies a fallen authority, in this case himself, exceptionally promoting it. An unprecedented fact in the history of the APF, and which was greatly appreciated.

In the coming days, the Transitional National Assembly will open its first ordinary session, after the rejection of the appeals for annulment recently filed with the Constitutional Court by some compatriots. The session will be devoted to examining the first texts intended to launch a free and transparent electoral process. An essential condition for the restoration of institutions and the return to constitutional order.

FE (Srce Press National Assembly)