The former Chief of Staff, General Horta na N’tá has been sworn in as President today. His a loyalist and a man who has campaigned directly for former President Umaro Sissoco Embaló. Someone he held meetings with together with other military commanders over the weekend. So, just mere days after that and in connection with the election that the incumbent was bound to lose. They needed a justified way out and a reason to ensure longevity of the Embaló by any means.
This is the inner-circle and the ones in power encircling the offices. They are giving themselves a “one-year” transitional time of the Military Command. It is just giving itself time and suspending the elections. They are just ensuring the pursuit of power and keeping it close. That’s why the opposition is arrested, but the former President is allowed to speak to the international press. This is just a giving and it’s telling.
N’tá is one of the men that the President trusted. That was someone who was part of the inside deals and was enriching himself while Embaló was in office. He was even rumoured to be part of a group that earned funds on illegal logging and selling wood. Therefore, it wouldn’t be unlikely that he did other shady deals behind closed doors too.
This play here isn’t believable. Everything happening is against the will of the people and done so to fabricate a crisis. A crisis created by the men of the President and his need to save the day. As the incumbent President was losing an election and was holding office without any justification. That because he knew he wasn’t popular or trusted. Which is why he needed to silence the election results and go after the ones who wanted to publish it. As that means the inner circle in power would have to relent and retire, which we know they won’t or has any plans to do so.
This coup d’etat seems like a farce and fake attempt of creating havoc. Just so the ones in association and in the proximity of the President can continue like yesterday. They need to be in power and have the instruments of the state to continue their “work”. That’s just what we are seeing, and this isn’t shocking. As the drug-operation and well-known drug-hub at Osvaldo Vieira International Airport isn’t a public secret. This is known and in the open. It has caused scandals and the incumbent himself has to fly to Paris to salvage himself or his allies. Therefore, there is a bigger reason why he won’t retire or step down to anyone else.
N’tá will just serve the interests of Embaló. That’s a given and they think they have tricked us all. However, this is just too shady and the writing is on the wall. Peace.
MinBane 