Captain Moussa Dadis Camara has announced that he will not be a candidate in the elections to be held in Guinea at some time towards the end of 2009. He was at pains to point out that none of the present governing council will contest them either.
His annoyance at the situation is understandable. The future of the country is to be left in the hands of politicians, albeit from the fractious opposition that sometimes appeared to former military strongman Lansana Conteh. These politicians are either venal or completely ineffective.
I think that, though Captain Camara will not take any part in the elections this year, we will eventually see him come to power again, once these civilian politicians have had a chance to run their country yet further into the abyss.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
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