The Gabonese Democratic Social gathering (PDG) ended a congress on Saturday with a name for the Head of State, Ali Bongo Ondimba, to hunt re-election subsequent 12 months.
Gabon will go to the polls in august 2023 to choose a brand new president.
Many imagine that President Ondimba is the proper alternative for the celebration.
“We have now come not solely to revitalise our celebration but additionally to hunt Ali Bongo Ondimba’s candidacy for the way forward for our nation”, mentioned Prospere Abessolo Mengué, member of the Gabonese Democratic Social gathering
The secretary-general of the PDG celebration, Steeve Nzegho Dieko, described Ondimba because the “pure candidate”.
“For us, the distinguished comrade president (Ali Bongo Ondimba, Ed.) is the pure candidate of our political celebration and we hope that by then the president will resolve as quickly as potential”, mentioned Dieko.
President Ali Bongo Ondimba succeeded his father and celebration founder, Omar Bongo Ondimba, after his demise in 2009.