By Jean Nzosaba, BUJUMBURA
Burundi
The National Assembly of Burundi elected, on Wednesday morning, General Gervais Ndirakobuca, as Prime Minister to replace General Alain Guillaume Bunyoni in the wake of rumoured coup.
General Gervais Ndirakobuca
was "approved by the deputies by a show of hands to occupy the post of Prime
Minister", reported the independent newspaper,
SOS/Médias-Burundi. His candidacy was unanimously approved by 113
parliamentarians.
General Gervais Ndirakobuca
was hitherto Minister of the Interior, Public Security and Community
Development.
ALSO READ: Rumours of a coup bedevil Burundi
The new Prime Minister was the only candidate proposed for the approval of Burundian parliamentarians by the Head of State, Evariste Ndayishimiye, who convened the meeting urgently at the Kigobe congress center in Bujumbura.
Gervais Ndirakobuca (right) thus takes
the place of General Alain Guillaume Bunyoni who has held this position since
2020.
The dismissal of General Alain
Guillaume Bunyoni comes days after the head of state said, without naming
anyone, that some of his relatives were planning a putsch against him because
of his fierce fight against corruption at the top of the state.
According to independent radio
Isanganiro, the new prime minister will be sworn in before parliament on
Wednesday afternoon. - Africa
No comments:
Post a Comment