CONTINUOUS WORK FOR SAMA LUKONDE KYENGE

Fourth day of continuous work for Sama Lukonde Kyenge. The new Prime Minister continued this Thursday, February 25, 2021 at the Government Hall, the consultations started last Monday, as part of the formation of the Government of the Sacred Union of the Nation. Yesterday, the first group to be received was that of the political party Conventions des Progressistes pour la République (CPR), followed by the delegation of the Political Grouping Movement for the Integrity of the People (MIP), led by the Honorable National Deputy Bokele Adrien . A veritable marathon for Jean-Michel Sama, who subsequently spoke with the PCD and Zaire political parties, as well as the delegations of the Dynamique de la opposition, individuals from RASSOP, RIA and ADU.

Speaking to the press, the national deputy Martin Widjilowu who led the delegation of the CPR, indicated that his grouping expects to provide “unwavering support” to the Government that the Prime Minister will form at the end of these consultations.

The CCU grouping, led by Lambert Mende, responded on Wednesday to the invitation of the Prime Minister, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde Kyenge, as part of the consultations convened for the formation of the Government of the Sacred Union of the Nation.

“We have given him our unwavering support in the government he will present. As members of the Sacred Union of the Nation, we have this duty to accompany and support the vision of the Head of State, Félix Tshisekedi, “said Martin Widjilowu.

In the discussions, the CPR delegates mainly focused on the social needs of the Congolese populations. They hoped that the next government team could look into these problems.

“We have raised the social needs of our populations and our respective bases, in particular the improvement of the drinking water supply, the social cases regarding free basic education. We have mentioned the difficulties of the schools to which the Prime Minister must address, whether in Kinshasa or within the Republic. We spoke of the recurring situation of insecurity, not only in the east of the country but also throughout the country, he said.

Mobutu Giala and “Zaire” insist on reducing the standard of living of institutions

With Prime Minister Sama Lukonde, Senator Mobutu Giala led the delegation of the Zaire grouping. They notably discussed the importance of the new head of government’s program. The question of reducing the standard of living of the institutions of the Republic was also on the table of these talks.

“Of course, we discussed the size of the government. The Prime Minister told us about a reduction… We must reduce the state of life and ensure better efficiency in relation to the task that the Prime Minister will have to carry out until the end of the mandate ”, reported Mobutu Giala, specifying that his grouping will get down within 48 hours to submit its contribution to the Government’s program.

National representativeness and free education on the PM’s table

Fifth political grouping to be received this Thursday, February 25, the Dynamics of the Opposition, through the national deputy Fabrice Puela wants the selection of members of this Government to be made taking into account national representativeness.

“The Government will have to be formed with regard to the prescriptions of the Constitution of the Republic. And among the criteria there is competence, experience and above all national representativeness. I am elected from the Kongo Central province. This province is generally marginalized, “complained Fabrice Puela.

For their part, Emery Okundji and RASSOP called for innovative funding to support free basic education.

Overall, the Head of the Opposition Rally delegation also received this Thursday at the consultations initiated by the Prime Minister, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, recommends making proposals for reforms in all socio-economic sectors.
In his statement to the press, the former minister of PT-NTIC insisted in particular on the quest for innovative funding to support free basic education, a major program of the President of the Republic, Félix Tshisekedi.

“In the social sector, we insisted on the fundamental reform wanted by the Head of State, which is free basic education. We have said that our education system is managed by a partnership model. Educational partners got together and decided that there should be innovative financing, that is to say an internal effort to support free basic education. For example, the National Education Promotion Fund will have to be reformed to include innovative financing, ”said Emery Okundji, reporting on discussions with Prime Minister Sama Lukonde.

RASSOP, said the head of the delegation, supports the vision of the President of the Republic that the Head of Government intends to materialize through his program of action.

“There must be reforms in all sectors of national life. We talked about the CENI. It is not normal that the CENI, considered as a referee in a match, can also score from a penalty. We need to have a real referee CENI, where we will not find competitors. The CENI must be made up of religious denominations and civil society actors. We also talked about the Elections Act. It needs to be reviewed. We are a post-conflict country. We should have a voting system that promotes the representativeness of the social strata of the DRC, “said Emery Okundji.

In the same batch of reforms to be operationalized, the head of the RASSOP delegation maintains that the DRC has an obsolete tax system that must be reformed.

Launched on Monday February 22, these consultations are on their fifth day this Friday.