General Brice Oligui Nguema will be sworn in as “transitional president” of the Republic of Gabon by a constitutional court on MK day, September 4, 2023, coup leaders have announced.
The military of the Central African country joined their counterparts in the Western subregion of Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea Bissau, and Niger Republic, to overthraw President Ali Bongo Ondimba on Wednesday.
A spokesperson for the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI), Ulrich Manfoumbi Manfoumbi, said on state TV on Thursday, that Oligui will “phase in transitional institutions”.
No details were given on the duration of the transitional institutions.
All general secretaries, ministerial offices, director generals and officials of state services have been instructed “to ensure in the immediate future the effective resumption of work and continuity of the functioning of all public services”, the spokesperson said.
Gabon will also respect all its commitments at home and abroad, the army chiefs pledged.
Oligui “would like to reassure all donors, development partners as well as state creditors that all provisions will be taken to guarantee respect for our country’s commitments both externally and internally,” the spokesperson added.
