President Alpha Condé at the bedside for victims of post-election violence
After a week of confinement, the security device that was deployed around the opponent’s Cellou Dalein Diallo’s home was lifted on Wednesday, October 28th. The measure had been requested by the joint UN – AU – ECOWAS mission at the end of its stay in Conakry. Second in the presidential election on October 18 with 33.5% of the vote, according to Ceni, Cellou Dalein Diallo continues to dispute these results and claim victory against the outgoing president Alpha Condé, who in turn visited victims of violence after the recent days that left 21 died according to the government, about thirty according to the opposition.
as reported from Conakry, Carol Valade
Dressed in an electric blue shirt, the head of state walks through the wards of the military hospital in the Samory Touré camp in the center of Conakry. Accompanied by Defense Minister Mohammed Diané, Alpha Condé hears from the patients and sends them a gesture of support.
“Whether it is military or civilian, our doctors have made an extremely important effort, whether they are military or civilian, because all Guineans are just before health and before the law,” explains Alpha Condé. .
The goal of the operation is twofold: to deny the rumors circulating about his own state of health, and to show that the time has come for reconciliation. At the same time is security device inserted around the opponent’s home Cellou Dalein Diallo is up: “I do not want people to consider that this relief, if we can call it that, should obscure the goal we have: to defend the victory we have achieved at the ballot box. and in every way deny the freedom of choice which Mr. Alpha Condé prepares. ”
Very critical of the joint mission, Cellou welcomed Dalein Diallo recent statements by the European Union and France, according to which there are still doubts about the electoral process.
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