This Saturday, November 9, several personalities from the political world and Congolese civil society launched a coalition for “ national surge » in order to protect the 2006 Constitution. The initiative aims to prevent President Félix Tshisekedi from modifying it, perhaps with the aim of serving a third term at the head of the DRC. For them, any revision of the current fundamental law would be considered an act of “ high treason » towards the nation.
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With our correspondent in Kinshasa, Patient Ligodi
Signed by around fifteen figures from the opposition and Congolese civil society, the call for a “national surge” launched this Saturday, November 9 to protect the fundamental law of 2006 states in particular that “en committing his regime to the path of a change of Constitution, Felix Tshisekedi betrays the memory of our martyrs “.
A first meeting set for December 16 in homage to the constitutional referendum of 2005
“ Whether tomorrow or anytime, if anyone comes forward with such a project, we will oppose it without hesitation in the same way, explains for his part the former presidential candidate, Delly Sesanga, who is among the signatories of the call for mobilization. Never again in this country should a president stay in office beyond two terms: we, Congolese, say no. Too much is too much! » continues this one.
For Congolese democrats and patriots, the Constitution represents the last rampart that Félix Tshisekedi wants to tear down.
Delly Sesanga, former presidential candidate and member of the “National Sursaut” coalition
On the side of civil society, the Lucha citizen movement and Asadho, the African Association for the Defense of Human Rights, have also signed the text and urge all layers of Congolese society to unite to defend the Constitution. “ We, you, and everyone who is not in this room need to join forces. This matter is not the responsibility of politicians alone, nor of civil society actors alone. It concerns all Congolese », Affirms the president of Asadho, Jean-Claude Katende. Barely had its establishment been announced, the coalition for “ national surge » has set its first meeting for December 16 with the organization of a meeting in homage to the constitutional referendum of 2005.
At this stage, neither the Lamuka platform of Martin Fayulu, nor the camp of Moïse Katumbi, who are carrying out their own actions against the constitutional revision project, have joined it.
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