Jean-Pierre Fabre: "Faure Gnassingbé is not qualified to be President-in-Office of ECOWAS"

The work of the 51st Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opened yesterday in Monrovia, Liberia. According to information, Faure Gnassingbe will be appointed during this session by his peers as the current president of the subregional institution.

Already, this appointment at the head of this institution, which in its protocol on democracy and good governance, asks the heads of state of member countries to do only two terms, is not seen by many observers. Since Faure Gnassingbé refused to sign this protocol, he himself did not obviously fit in with this vision.

This is what leads the leader of the Togolese opposition, Jean-Pierre Fabre, to criticize the taking of the presidency in office of ECOWAS by the Togolese head of state.

"Mr Faure Gnassingbe is not qualified to be the current President of ECOWAS because of his attitude contrary to the ECOWAS protocol on democracy and good governance in Africa, because of his refusal to implement reforms in his Country, "said the president of the National Alliance for Change (ANC).

He acknowledged that neither he nor the Togolese people can prevent this appointment. "Unfortunately, we can not prevent them, since we do not ask for our opinion before making this appointment. It is the heads of state that do it, "he said.

Jean-Pierre, however, is addressing a request to the ECOWAS heads of state: "I ask them to force the reforms in Togo (Editor's note, Faure Gnassingbe). Because the designation of someone who endangers peace in the region as president, is not normal. "

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