On Saturday, the ruling Union For the Republic party mobilized its activists in the streets. From Tsévié to Dapaong, the blue party has taken to the streets, even in places like Tchamba or Kara where, according to the government, no political demonstration should take place until there are "supposed lost weapons".
If from the beginning of the crisis, the party in power swore by dialogue for, he said, promote "peace", it is no longer question. UNIR now clings to the referendum, according to the banners brandished by militants led by party officials, most of whom are members of the government, from the prime minister to the president of the National Assembly.
And yet, the UNIR party also promised a dozen appeasement measures, including the expansion of political prisoners to encourage opposition to the talks. By announcing the revision of the electoral lists, and through the national march of 13 January, the UNIR party has shown that it is in another logic: the Referendum which will sound the "end of recess", as these statements:
"Our republican vision, on the basis of social cohesion and living together, leads us to ask the Head of State to whistle the end of recess," said activist Afi Magnon during her presentation in Tsévié, taken over by the party's communication service.
The same source reports that the general commissioner of the Togolese Revenue Agency (OTR), the activist Emmanuel Kodjo Adédzé, also a member of the Prayer Circle of the Head of State, responded favorably to this requirement of the mass in these terms : "You whistled the end of recess. You have just made it clear to the Head of State that we are going to the referendum. We will transmit your complaints to President Faure.
Meanwhile, the opposition that held its rally in Lome, sent a message to power in these words: "Let him hold his referendum and he will see if that is not what will precipitate his fall", a statement opposition leader Jean-Pierre Fabre against Faure Gnassingbé.
Clearly, the socio-political crisis that has lasted for 5 months, still has good days ahead!
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