Sidi,
Thank you for forwarding information on the new developments in Ivory Coast. I hope that the guy will stick
to his words and step down when defeated. On the other hand i am praying that he won't be another Jammeh.
Africa don't need the likes of Jammeh as Presidents.
The Struggle Continues!!!
Ndey Jobarteh
sidi sanneh wrote:
> ABIDJAN, Oct 19 (AFP) - Ivory Coast's military ruler General Robert Guei
> said in a radio address he would step aside if defeated in Sunday's
> presidential election.
> "Rest assured of one thing, dear compatriots, if I am beaten in the
> election, it is as the rightful heir to (former) president Felix Houphouet
> Boigny and as a convinced and sincere democrat that I will transfer power,
> in
> accordance with the law, to the new president freely chosen by the Ivorian
> people," Guei said.
> "All measures have been taken, and others will follow, so that the people
> of Ivory Coast can freely express themselves on October 22 and choose
> without
> constraint and in total transparence who will lead them towards their new
> destiny," he added.
> The general, in power since a December 24 military coup, called on voters
> not to respect the boycott called by the former ruling Ivory Coast
> Democratic
> Party (PDCI) and the Rally of Republicans (RDR) led by former prime minister
> Alassane Ouattara.
> Both parties had their candidates disqualified from the presidential race
> by a Supreme Court ruling rendered October 6.
> "Do not listen to those voices who call you to boycott these elections,
> for
> they are the ones who want trouble for our country," Guei said.
> "Those voices are for the most part the voices of our compatriots who do
> not hesitate to sell their conscience in placing themselves above the
> overall
> interest of Ivorians and of Ivory Coast."
> Guei again defended the decision "taken entirely independently of any
> other
> authority" by the constitutional chamber of the Supreme Court, whose members
> he appointed and which is headed by his former legal adviser.
> The general also announced that Ivory Coast's borders and airports will
> be
> closed from 10:00 pm (2200 GMT) until 8:00 am (0800 GMT) every evening from
> Friday until Monday, the measure being lifted at 8:00 am Tuesday.
> "This security precaution is to guarantee the peace and stability of our
> country and should not be seen as an electoral strategy," Guei said.
> so/crl/sst
>
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