By RFPosted on 27-08-2019Modified on 27-08-2019 at 05:02

Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga unveiled, on the night of Sunday to Monday, August 26, the composition of his team. The reaction of the political class did not take long, especially within the coalition FCC and the platform Cach.

In the ranks of Joseph Kabila's Common Front for the Congo (FCC) after the announcement of the government's comopsition , no obvious frustration. In this majority coalition in Parliament, several new figures have been promoted.

Willy Ngoopos, former Deputy Budget Minister appointed Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Public Works, assures that " there is no frustration " within the PPRD. " It's the rotation. You come in, you serve the party, you come to business and at some point you leave the business and others go home. No, there is no reason for frustration. I did not feel that. "

Same mindset in other parties of the pro-Kabila coalition, the FCC. Among the non-renewed, Lambert Mende, former spokesman of the government. Although he was sidelined, his party CCU occupies a portfolio.

" I do not feel frustrated because I just told you that I am satisfied. Me, I analyze the facts in relation to what everyone can bring to our country. We proposed women, young people, not so young, and the President of the Republic and the leader of the parliamentary majority were able to agree on this list. We will support it! He says.

Sharp criticism has arisen against the new figures of this government, accused of being without management experience. " They will be tested at work," says Ferdinand Kambere, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the PPRD. They will surround themselves with experts according to the sectors they will animate. They will get by, because the expectations are many. "

Even on the side of rebel Modeste Bahati Lukwebo, no rejection from the government, even though his training the AFDC-A is excluded from the sharing of posts by the FCC. Bahati Lukwebo even congratulated the appointed ministers.

We will support what will be in the interest of the Congolese people. For the rest, we will react in the most vigorous manner each time we depart from it.

Crow Mulumba

27-08-2019

Opposition points too big

On the opposition side, we regret the excessive nature of the government . " A government of 66 people means 66 cabinets that will have to be managed and will cost the Republic, " says former vice president and head of the MLC, Jean-Pierre Bemba, coordinator of the main platform of the opposition, Lamuka. " The budget of the Republic has greatly diminished. It would have been better to have a small team, which would have increased efficiency. "

Jean-Pierre Bemba fears that this government is not synonymous with the change hoped for by the Congolese, despite the absence of historical figures from Camp Kabila. " We know that corruption is a scourge that must be fought. I still doubt a little bit of the effort of the result that could be obtained. I do not see that very well because first of all, you have two teams who are there, who have had nine months to come to an agreement. I guess there are interests and agreements that have been made. I would say that they risk being sealed by certainly habits or projects or interests that are not those of the population .

The main issue for us in this government is changing the mode of governance. The people have clearly expressed themselves for the change of governance systems. I see there are many new faces. We hope that these new people can train the old in the dynamics of change.

Father Donatien Nshole

27-08-2019 - By Sonia Rolley

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