Kinshasa, June 6th, 2021 (CPA).- The Head of State Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo congratulated the 85 Senators in person for their political courage in committing to the Sacred Union of the Nation, during the first he met them on Saturday at the African Union wax jacket in Kinshasa.
The President of the Republic congratulated and thanked the 85 senators who are members of the Sacred Union of the Nation, led by the president of their institution, Modeste Bahati Lukwebo, for their gesture made during the change of the parliamentary majority. « You will not regret it, » said the President of the Republic, who explained to them his vision of the Sacred Union. « The population needs a new dynamic to meet their expectations », he insisted, before insisting « Peace and security remain the main concerns ».
Speaking on the subject of the state of siege, the President of the Republic, Félix Tshisekedi welcomed the all-out support of the Congolese, of all tendencies, to this strong measure.
« We have the determination and the means to strengthen our armed forces, » said the President of the Republic.
Regarding the duration of the state of siege, he said that he encourages the two chambers of Parliament to vote an enabling law that will allow the extension every 15 days of the state of siege in the two provinces concerned.
Referring to the resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic in the DRC, the Head of State called on senators to be careful, before promising new measures to curb the third wave of Covid-19.
The President of the Republic also requested the support of the senators for the vote of the electoral law as well as the law on the functioning of the CENI. « I want to organize a credible electoral process, » he said in earnest. ACP/