The installation of the coup leader, General Brice Nguema, as the interim president of Gabon has drawn criticism from the Bola Tinubu-led federal administration.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, General Nguema of Gabon, who last week spearheaded a coup that overthrew the Bongo dynasty after 55 years of reign, was inaugurated in as interim president on Monday.
The Nigerian government demanded the quick restoration of the democratic constitutional order in Gabon in a statement released on Monday and signed by Francisca Omayuli, the ministry’s spokeswoman for foreign affairs.
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The administration declared that the coup in Gabon is unacceptable, claiming that coups only serve to exacerbate issues rather than resolve them.
Additionally, it was declared that the Tinubu administration is dedicated to cooperating with other democratically elected governments in Africa to punish those responsible for unlawful regime changes.
The statement read, “The Federal Government of Nigeria has observed with concern the unfolding political developments in the Republic of Gabon, following the coup d’etat that ousted the Administration of President Ali Bongo Ondimba on 30th August 2023.
“The inauguration of the Commandant In-Chief of the Gabonese Republican Guard, Gen. Brice Olingui Nguema, as Chairman of the Ruling Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions on Monday, 4th September 2023, with no indication of a transition programme in place, only serves to fan the embers of growing discontent among the political class in the country.
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“Nigeria, therefore, joins the larger international community to call for the immediate return to democratic constitutional order, which will go a long way to pacify dissident voices and restore trust and confidence to the electorate. Coup d’etat only serves to compound rather than address any perceived problems.
“The coup d’etat in Gabon is, therefore, one coup too many in Africa, and it is unacceptable at a time when Africa is aspiring to consolidate on democracy and democratic principles for the attainment of United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
“The Federal Government of Nigeria is committed to partnering with other democratically elected governments in Africa to sanction perpetrators of unconstitutional change of government in line with the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance until democracy is given the chance to thrive in every African country for the good of its peoples.”
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