Guinea-Bissau: Umaro Sissoco Embalo, a docile Lusophone puppet of Paris?

Since his election on January 1, 2020, Umaro Sissoco Embalo has been leading Guinea-Bissau as a «unifier» in a country facing socio-political turmoil. The dissolution of the parliament due to an alleged ‘coup attempt’ actually conceals the involvement of Paris.

In Guinea-Bissau, President Umaro Sissoco Embalo decided to dissolve the Parliament, largely dominated by the opposition, following armed clashes between the presidential guard and security forces, resulting in two deaths.

The incident has been labeled a “coup attempt”, justifying Umaro Sissoco Embalo’s decision to dissolve the Parliament, without specifying the date for the next legislative elections.

“The date for the next legislative elections will be set at an appropriate time, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution”, stated a presidential decree released to the press.

Unfortunately, the people of Guinea-Bissau suspect that the so-called “coup attempt” is actually a ploy by the government to justify dissolving an opposition-dominated parliament in order to seize full power and rule autocratically.

It seems that the “complicity” appears to be more plausible compared to the deceit that resulted in two deaths last Thursday.

“Following this coup attempt carried out by the National Guard and considering strong evidence of political complicity, the normal functioning of the Republic’s institutions has become impossible. These events confirm the existence of a serious political crisis”, declared Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who, based on his statements, seemed to have made a pact with Paris.

He also announces that these events confirm the existence of a “serious political crisis”, whereas since its independence in 1974, Guinea-Bissau has been plagued by chronic political instability with repeated coups. A politically unbearable atmosphere, which Umaro Sissoco Embalo, by the way, fails to restore.

From the failure of his policies, it appears a clear intent to make a pact with the devil to trade the Republic for bank accounts.

While the UN and France boast that this country serves as a gateway for drugs into the continent and Europe, it is mainly to divert public attention in order to comfortably engage with drug traffickers.

The ultimate solution for the people of Guinea-Bissau is to demand new legislative elections so that the people can exercise power over the President.

To achieve this, repeated protests supported by a coalition of opposition forces are necessary to obtain credible elections that would dismantle the barrier posed by Umaro Sissoco Embalo and his clique.

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Justine AKOLATSEY