BREAKING: Gabonese Army Officers Oust Bongo
Gabon Army officers have appeared on the country’s national television on Wednesday to announce they have taken over power in the West African country, BBC reports.
They noted they were annulling the results of Saturday’s election, in which President Ali Bongo was declared the winner.
OSUN DEFENDER had reported that Niger Republic was also taken over by the Army recently.
The soldiers who introduced themselves as members of the CTRI (The Committee of Transition and Restoration of Institutions) said, “We have decided to defend peace by putting an end to the regime in power.”
The electoral commission said Bongo’s main challenger, Albert Ondo Ossa, had come in second place with 30.77%. Bongo’s team have rejected Ondo Ossa’s allegations of electoral irregularities.
His overthrow would end his family’s 53-year hold on power in Gabon.
