Terré in his stronghold of Pool, a region devastated between 2016 and 2017 by a civil war that ended thanks to a peace deal, former rebel leader Frédéric Bintsamou, “alias” pastor Ntumi, set up a media contact on Saturday, March 13, 2021, in the city of Mounkala, where he spoke about the March 21 presidential election in Congo-Brazzaville. He gave no voting instructions. The President of the National Council of Republicans (CNR) gave an update on the process of pacifying the Pool.
as reported from Brazzaville, Loïcia Martial
At the entrance to Mounkala, no specific security device. Two men improvise a prayer in French and in Lari, the language of the area, before lifting a light barrier made of Chinese bamboo. Dressed in jeans, Pastor Ntumi comes out of a corner and greets us with a wide smile under a big sun. Some time later, he changes his clothes and lends himself to questions from journalists.
A vote in peace
He, who supported opponent Guy-Brice Parfait Kolélas during the last presidential election, does not take a position this time, but wants the vote to take place in peace.
“The National Council of Republicans (CNR) believes that the presidential election must be conducted in peace, transparency, freedom and with respect for the rules of the democratic game. It should not be the occasion to awaken the ancient demons to division, hatred and settlement, as it did a few years ago, ”the pastor declared in the presence of a few dozen former fighters.
A guard
He then asks the authorities to take concrete action in his favor by applying the peace agreement. Pastor Ntumi is especially waiting for a special status to be defined for him and for him to be assigned a guard of thirty soldiers.
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