GABON: Nigeria Restates Call for Immediate Return to Democracy
Oru Leonard
The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed concerns over the unfolding political developments in the Republic of Gabon, following the coup d’etat that ousted the Administration of President Ali Bongo Ondimba on 30th August, 2023.
Nigeria, in a statement available to News Dot Africa by the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Francisca K. Omayuli (Mrs), noted that the inauguration of the Commandant In-Chief of the Gabonese Republican Guard, Gen. Brice Olingui Nguema as Chairman of the Ruling Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI) on Monday, 4th September, 2023, with unclear time frame and a transition programme in place, only serves to fan the embers of growing discontent among the political class in the country
She noted that Nigeria, has therefore joined the larger international community to call for the immediate return to democratic constitutional order, which will go a long way to pacify dissident voices and restore trust and confidence to the electorate.
“Coups d’etat only serve to compound rather than address any perceived problems.
“The coup d’etat in Gabon is therefore, one coup too many in Africa and it is unacceptable at a time when Africa is aspiring to consolidate on democracy and democratic principles for the attainment of United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”, she noted.
Omayuli also stated that the Federal Government of Nigeria is committed to partnering with other democratically elected governments in Africa to sanction perpetrators of unconstitutional change of government in line with the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ADC), until democracy is given the chance to thrive in every African country for the good of its peoples.
