Death of President Lansana Conte’ & Military Intervention by the CNDD (National Council for Democracy and Development)
The GDP joins the people of La Guinea in mourning the death of Lansana Conte’ on Monday december 22nd., 2008.
The GDP commends the CNDD for their swift intervention to forestall chaos and disorder and for according President Conte’ a state funeral to include procession at a Conakry stadium.
The GDP further encourages neighbours of La Guinea, excepting Senegal who has already expressed unequivocal and public support for the CNDD, to accord the young officers their unreserved support and encouragement. We particularly urge President Amadou Toumani Toure’ of Mali to accord the CNDD his wise counsel and the proven resources of his good offices in order to accompany the CNDD toward expeditious, free, and fair elections, devoid of intimidation, coercion, and threats of reprisals.
The GDP is of the opinion that the CNDD should effort to hold legislative and presidential elections simultaneously during the first semester of 2009 or latest end of 2009. We believe 2010 is malignantly long for Guineans to be accorded their free will to choose their governors because the legislative elections have suffered numerous postponement already. We advise the CNDD accordingly. We further encourage the CNDD to seek assistance from the Mali, Senegal, Ivory Coast, and other militaries as they deem necessary and or appropriate to help with order and security at the borders while they organise these elections. The CNDD must be seen to be moving deliberately toward the elections as well as audit of public funds and attendant prosecutions.
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Haruna Darbo
Executive Director – The GDP
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