Controversy over the recruitment of police officers: the Chadian president calls for "rectifying the shot"
Chadian General Mahamat Idriss Deby, President of the Transitional Military Council, at the presidential palace on April 27, 2021 in N'Djamena.
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In Chad, the controversy continues around the appointment of police officers.
While the authorities are accused of favoritism, the president finally reacted in the direction of appeasement.
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The wind of protest had become very strong, it was necessary to react quickly, recognizes a senior Chadian official.
Mahamat Idriss Déby
therefore distanced himself from his Minister of Public Security, at the origin of the two angry arrests, and tried to calm the anger that had even
won over the CNT a few days ago.
The Head of State asked his government "
to correct the situation, in the face of the
legitimate
discontent
of his compatriots ", he declared in a message launched on Sunday from Iriba, in the province of Wadi-Fira, where he is on the move, announced the Chadian presidency website on Monday 2 January.
In response "
to the positive, legitimate and well-founded criticism expressed by a good number of our fellow citizens
", the transitional president indicated that he had asked the government to issue another decree which "
corrects the shortcomings in favor of the under-represented provinces
" on this famous list.
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It's a first.
Until now, the authorities had always denied the fact that power "
was confiscated by a small group
", rejoiced a politician.
It is a good gesture, but not enough, says, for his part, the president of the opposition party AND, Salibou Garba.
For him, "
we cannot integrate into the police children barely ten years old or a family member who has neither the level nor the required training
" or even "
recruit at all costs
" .
The solution, according to him: “
You simply have to cancel the orders that have been taken and that do not meet the standards.
You have to recruit agents, fill vacancies, respecting the rules.
The texts exist, they must be rigorously applied
”.
Salibou Garba therefore calls on Mahamat Idriss Déby to put an end to what he calls “
mismanagement
” which undermines “
unity and national cohesion
”.
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Mahamat Idriss Deby