New quack within the coalition in the Democratic Republic of Congo: the Prime Minister estimated Tuesday that the orders of the Head of State, relating to appointments in the army, had been made public "to his surprise" , without let him countersign them. The Prime Minister, Sylvestre Ilunga, requested a meeting with the President of the Republic, Felix Tshisekedi, " to clarify this worrying situation".
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Félix Tshisekedi governs in coalition with the faithful of his predecessor Joseph Kabila, including the Prime Minister, in the majority in Parliament and in the government. His orders resulted on Friday in the sidelining of an influential general under the regime of his predecessor Kabila. The Prime Minister, on Friday in Lubumbashi, affirms that these ordinances were countersigned by the Minister of the Interior, who assured his interim. However, the countersignature "comes under the exclusive competence attached to the quality of the Prime Minister", estimates the head of government.
Its countersignature constitutes "the pledge of the balance of power between the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister, which is the emanation of the National Assembly" , he protested in a declaration. Presidential orders resulted in the dismissal of General John Numbi from his post as Inspector General of the Army. "We welcome the fact that General John Numbi, under American sanctions, is no longer in his post", reacted the assistant to the Secretary of State for African Affairs, Tibor Nagy, by supporting "the commitment of President Tshisekedi for the improvement of human rights and the professionalization of the Congolese armed forces ”.
A project to reform the judiciary and the choice of a new President of the Electoral Commission have strained relations between the two partners in the ruling coalition in recent weeks.
