The leader of the opposition in the DRC stands against a possible third term for the President of the Republic Félix Tshisekedi. Martin Fayulu was reacting to a statement from the Congolese head of state who, a few hours earlier, said he was ready "if the Congolese" asked him "to come back".
Mr. Fayulu declares: "Félix Tshisekedi wants to cling to power by challenging the Congolese people. But we tell ourselves that he does not have the capacity to challenge the Congolese people, because in 2028, if there are no elections, then in January 2029, he will have to leave. And we will do whatever it takes, as we did with Kabila. We prevented Kabila from serving a third term. We will also prevent Félix Tshisekedi from serving a third term. "
Wednesday evening, the Head of State, in power since 2019, raised the question of a possible reform of the Constitution carried by his party which the coordinator of the LAMUKA political platform sees as a challenge to the people.
"It appears that the war in the east of the country is being deliberately maintained. He lets the war continue; he takes advantage of this situation not to organize elections. And we see it clearly, he said it himself. He therefore wants to stay in power to the detriment of the Congolese. The Congolese can be killed, Congo's resources can be plundered. So, in reality, we say it, it's clear, Tshisekedi and Kagame shared the Congo between them", declared the opponent.
Tshisekedi even plans a postponement of the 2028 presidential election due to the civil war in the east of the country; a conflict that the United States and other partners are now working to resolve.
"He suffers from an optical illusion. He sees that the Americans are there, that they are working for them. They do not work for individuals. Americans, or American leaders, work for their people. So if he thinks that America is going to come and save him here, America will not be able to prevent the Congolese people from exercising their sovereignty. Here, what is at stake is the sovereignty of the Congolese people", explains Martin Fayulu.
Martin Fayulu's exit comes in a context of growing political tensions around a possible change or revision of the Constitution, which crystallizes current events in the DRC.
