Like the citizen movement for ATT, La Guinea citizens who are appreciative of Dadis and the CNDD's intervention and their subsequent declaration that no CNDD member will contest the upcoming legislative and Presidential elections, have decided to form themselves into a movement called Dadis Must Stay. This is the hallmark of an appreciative citizenry and in African traditions, it is most exalting to reward a humble and self-deprecating leader. That is the context in which citizen movements like these must be viewed.And I acknowledge and appreciate such grateful citizens and I continue to admire and thank Dadis and the CNDD for their timely intervention in La Guinea's fortunes. However, because the contours of such citizen organisations cannot be readily defined, they could represent difficulty in the larger context of seamless governance. Dadis and the CNDD interventionists are right to have recused themselves from seeking office in an election they themselves are shepherding, albeit by an Independent Electoral Commission. The appearance of conflicts of interest trumps the value of an independent electoral commission when the governing authority is in National military regalia.

 

I therefore encourage the gracious citizens of Dadis Must Stay to continue to form, while at the same time I discourage Dadis and the CNDD from being enticed, if ever so surreptitiously, away from their commitment and focus to hold elections at year's end sans their participation. It will only be proper for Dadis and the CNDD to contest future elections when they do not hold national military office and or when not associated with the gallant CNDD. The CNDD will go down in the annals of La-Guinea's history as Fouta Djallon's Saviours. Like ATT, Dadis and the CNDD will have made me and Africa proud. Tandja is not good example. Allez!! Haruna. 

Guinea coup leader 'must stay on'

Capt Camara declared himself president days after the coup Supporters of Guinea's self-declared president, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, have formed a movement to call for him to be allowed to continue in office. Members of the new group, Dadis Must Stay, want him to stand for office in the next election, scheduled for 2010. Capt Camara has previously said he would not stand for the post. He emerged as the leader of a group of army officers who seized power in a bloodless coup in December 2008, after the death of President Lansana Conte. Aly Manet, who says he is a spokesman for the new movement, told the BBC's French service that the captain should be able to remain as president. He said all of the "healthy" and "patriotic" sections of society supported Captain Camara's continued rule regardless of what "obscure forces in the pay of the so-called international community" might think. The junta set up a new ruling body, the 32-member National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD), to replace the government and other institutions. They pledged to rid the country of corruption and improve living standards during a two-year transition, after which an election would be held. Capt Camara declared himself "president of the republic" the day after the coup, but he also maintained he had no intention of clinging to power. His rule has been characterised by eccentric displays of power - such as forcing members of the elite presidential guard to beg for forgiveness on national TV after they roughed up a veteran soldier. And several top officials, including the son of the late president, have been arrested and accused of drugs trafficking since the coup. Guinea, along with neighbouring countries, has become a major transit point for smuggling cocaine from Latin America to Europe.