Citizens of the Republic of Gabon situated in the Central African Region, today have trooped out en masse in jubilation over the coup that ousted Gabon’s President, Ali Bongo Ondimba.
The jubilating citizens were holding leaves of different sizes, singing and dancing to show their solidarity and support for the nation’s new military government.
Former Nigerian senator, Shehu Sani on his X page said, “A BBC correspondent just reported people in Gabon are “genuinely” trooping out to the streets in support of the Coup in Libreville. The Bongo family dominated and destroyed Democracy. Democracy dies in Africa when elections are poisoned.”
According to a trending video on social media, the sum of four billion CFA has been found at the home of Ali Bongo’s son’s chief of staff.
The elation mood in the country is contrary to the position of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who has unequivocally condemned the coup staged in Gabon against the military administration.
Tinubu, who spoke through his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale said that he is watching developments in Gabon very closely with deep concern for the country’s sociopolitical stability and the seeming autocratic contagion apparently spreading across different regions of our beloved continent.
Tinubu affirmed that “the rule of law and a faithful recourse to constitutional resolutions and instruments of electoral dispute resolution must not at any time be allowed to perish from our great continent”.
He noted that he is “working very closely and continuing to communicate with other heads of state in the African Union towards a comprehensive consensus on the next steps forward with respect to how the crisis in Gabon will play out into how the continent will respond to the contagion of autocracy we are seeing spread across our continent.”
Tinubu today held a telephone conversation with Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau about a possible way forward following the overthrow of Gabon Ali Bongo by the country’s military.
Currently, six countries in West Africa namely Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Niger, Chad and Garbon and one, Sudan in East Africa.
The Gabonese are not happy with Ali Bongo, whose nuclear family has been ruling the country for the past 53 years with his father ruling for 42, after which he passed the button to Ali Bongo in 2009.
The junta struck shortly after the nation’s electoral body declared Ali Bongo winner of the presidential election thereby returning him as a president for the third term.
However, the majority of the social media users have demonstrated their support for the coup.
The feelings on the X shows that Africans are tired of their leaders misruling creating huge gap between the political office holders and common people.
Bongo’s senior is said to have huge property in France. According to information, Bongo senior has…
Africa Facts Zone@AfricaFactsZone said, “Gabon’s former President Omar Bongo had 70 bank accounts, 39 apartments, 2 Ferraris, 6 Mercedes Benz cars, 3 Porsches and a Bugatti in France. He ruled for 42 years (from 1967 to 2009). His son, Ali Bongo has been President since 2009.”
Jackson Hinkle@jacksonhinklle “Gabon celebrates the success of their military coup which just OUSTED a French-installed leader. A popular front coup in GABON just ousted the French-installed leader Ali Bongo. This follows similar coups that recently took place in Niger, Mali, Guinea & Burkina Faso.”
Sprinter@Sprinter99800 “Thousands of Gabonians took to the streets after the coup, the atmosphere is festive. Meanwhile, the French mining company Eramet announced the suspension of operations in Gabon.”
SportsDokita (Odogwu )@Sports_Doctor2 “I will NEVER support Coup but only God knows how bad the Bongo’s were that the removal of Ali Bongo is bringing this much joy to the the people of Gabon. See them snapping pictures with soldiers. How hard can it be to do RIGHT by the people that voted you in????”
