JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (ADV) – The leader of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Catholic Church, Archbishop Fridolin Ambongo has advised the incoming President Felix Tshisekedi to be a people driven leader.
“The only message is that he does not forget where he comes from, he comes from the people, the people suffer,” said archbishop Ambongo.
Tshisekedi was confirmed as the provisional winner of the 30 December 2018 Presidential Election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), an outcome disputed by the runner-up candidate Martin Fayalu.
Tshisekedi the leader of Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDSP) romped into victory with 38, 57 %, defeating the runner-up candidate, Fayalu of the Dynamique de l’Opposition party.
Fayalu had to submit three petitions to the Constitutional Court against the victory of his opponent Tshisekedi which were on Sunday rejected by Congo’s Constitutional Court dismissing his application as “admissible but unfounded”.
However, Ambongo expressed worry that outgoing Kabila will continue to control affairs of state even after he officially exits office.
“I am very worried that the same system will continue with the new president,” Archbishop Ambongo.
He further stressed that they will continue to scrutinize the first steps of Tshisekedi who they hope would stick to his pledge to better the lives of ordinary Congolese.
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