Guinea: New president meets former officials

  1. Posted on Friday 26 December 2008 - 09:40
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    Mamadou Dian Donghol Diallo, Africanews reporter in Conakry, Guinea
    The new president of Guinea Captain Moussa Camara has met with the former government officials, generals of the country's army and the National Council of Democracy and Development (NCDD). "Yesterday it was your turn, today it is ours. We helped you so must help us, too," Camara told the officials.
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    "Be sure that you are in security with us. Some of you are my teachers. We cannot do harm to my teachers. You can come back to power by legal elections; let’s prevent our country from plunging in army oppositions which would bring fratricide wars”. He added.

    The former prime Minister, Ahmed Tidiane Souaré said: "Keep in your mind that we are neither politicians nor militaries but technicians who are entirely at your disposal. Once more we thank you for wisdom.”

    The NCDD asked the former government members to prepare the entry of general secretaries who are supposed to take over on the interim. General Diarra Camara said that they will support the new team.

    At a press conference, Camara said that they came to power to prevent civil war in the country and they are ready to fight corruption and drug trafficking. He added that they are not administrators but men of action.

    Moreover, in Conakry, the traffic is becoming more intensive, the streets are crowded. Life is getting back to normal. Shops are open everywhere.

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