The president of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), Corneille Nangaa, gave himself on Friday, May 24, 2019, to an exercise of accountability. He reviewed the progress of the electoral process from 2012 to the present, when his team’s term is nearing its end.
Seven big wins
1. The continuation of the course by the CENI against all odds. If we had not done that, said Nangaa, we do not know where the country would be right now.
2. The updated electoral legal framework. This allowed the holding of the elections of December 30, 2018 and those of governors as well as senators.
3. The electoral register meets international standards (exclusivity and news) and likely to serve the local elections. All that remains is the political will to complete them.
4. The non-change of the Constitution which was an issue in this process.
5. The first peaceful alternation that Congo has ever known since 1960. The DRC has just witnessed the handover of power between an outgoing and elected head of state.
6. The first experience of having a President of the Republic living and present in the country. « We take it lightly, but we do not know what it’s worth, » insisted Nangaa.
7. The new institutions are installed. President of the Republic, National Assembly, Provincial Assemblies, Provincial Governors, Senate renewed since 12 years.
« The induced effects are palpable. Declining cases are illustrative. Iconic figures benefit. Diomi Ndongala, Jean-Claude Muyambo, Ne Mwanda Nsemi, the return of Moses Katumbi and many others announced », said Corneille Nangaa.
Faced with all these victories, biased for some, the CENI considers that this is a trigger of the December 30, 2018.
« To get there, there are men who have given their best and some have lost their lives. 27 people died including four CENI agents decapitated by Kamuina Nsapu. Others are alive and they took risks to make it happen », said the president of the CENI saluting the memory of these valiant.
Eric TSHIKUMA
