Almost two years after he led a coup to finish greater than 5 many years of Bongo dynasty rule, Gabon’s navy chief Brice Oligui Nguema has introduced he’ll run in April’s presidential elections.
After the ouster of President Ali Bongo in August 2023, Nguema had vowed to offer energy again to civilians following a transitional interval.
Given the inexperienced mild in January by the transitional Parliament, a brand new electoral code allows members of the navy and magistrates to run in elections.
Nguema made the announcement at a speech in Gabon’s capital. The 50 yr previous stated his imaginative and prescient for the nation was a ‘‘Gabon rising from the ashes’’, as he referred to as on the gang to get behind his candidacy.
To throw his hat within the ring for the function, the previous head of the presidential guard should abandon his present function no less than quickly, based on Facebook web page Infos CTRI officiel.
“If he’s not elected, he will return to the barracks,” the web page added.
Elections in Gabon are due on April twelfth.
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