Brice Oligui Nguema, the president-elect of Gabon, sworn in on Saturday after years of Bongo family law, won almost 95 % of the voting in the election.
The common and former coup leader, who oversaw the removal of Ali Bongo from royal rule in August 2023, formally assumes the presidency after leading a 19-month transitional government.
A 40, 000-capacity stadium was packed out of the 40, 000-capacity place as supporters dressed in T-shirts and banners bearing Oligui’s image gathered for the opening ceremony at around 20 African heads of state.
Adama Barrow of the Gambia, Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal, Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti, and Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea, all present.
Felix Tshisekedi, chairman of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, made his entry as well around noon. The Gabon-China connection memorial was held at the Angondje facility, which was open for business.
In front of quite a large market for the first time, the nation holds a swearing-in service.
Attempts to come:
According to AFP reporters, visitors was clogged the streets of the city’s investment Libreville and the Angondje stadium from morning to day.
A “victory music” on the Libreville shore will follow the ceremony’s program, which includes a number of musical performances and a martial parade, according to state advertising.
In preparation, hundreds of workers have spent hours sweeping and repainting the regions around the stadium’s main thoroughfares. In light of the influx of foreign visitors, government and the official media have called for citizens to become public-spirited.
The interior government asked the general public to extend a warm welcome to these prestigious customers in a statement.
It urged people to “take piece in cleaning and beautifying” the region close to the venue. Although the oil-rich nation needs to modernize its infrastructure and expand its economy, Oligui, 50, is facing significant difficulties in taking its place.
The main issues include a deteriorating electricity network that frequently experiences power cuts, youth unemployment of 40 %, roads that are poor or lacking, and a ballooning public debt, which is projected to equal 80 % of GDP this year.
Oligui portrayed himself as a “builder,” initiating numerous construction projects, and promising to” break down” on problem to bring the nation back on track during the move.
