The health of President Ali Bongo comes back into the debate. The opposition National Union party on Monday asked the institutions to declare a vacancy at the head of state. Ali Bongo suffered a stroke at the end of 2018. Reduced, he is still at the head of Gabon.
Following a tour of the field a few days ago, the National Union considers this situation “ unacceptable, irresponsible and reprehensible “. According to the opposition party, the president is no longer able to manage the affairs of the country and civil society must take up this situation, believes the vice-president of the movement, Jean Gaspard Ntoutoume Ayi.
The question of the state of Mr. Ali Bongo is not the only question of the National Union. When we see all the tinkering that has been done on the Constitution and the institutions for four years, within the power, we are well aware of the state of Mr. Ali Bongo and that we have drawn all the consequences. Gabon, as it is governed, suggests that our country is hostage to power…
Jean Gaspard Ntoutoume Ayi, vice-president of the National Union
On the side of power, the Minister of Energy and government spokesman Alain-Claude Bilie Bi Nze brushes aside the arguments of the opposition.
Since October 2018, the question of the health of the Head of State has been the social project of the opposition. You have to believe that they have nothing else to offer Gabonese men and women. The president is in office, he works and he ensures that his country functions properly. The opposition would do well to offer us a legible alternative project rather than quibble about the health of the president….
Alain-Claude Bilie Bi Nze, government spokesperson