President Embaló told reporters Monday night that he kicked out the ECOWAS team from Guinea-Bissau. He spoke at the airport after returning from his travels. He explained that any group from ECOWAS, the UN, or the African Union must first submit plans for him to approve. He made it clear that his country follows strict rules and cannot be pushed around.
Embaló firmly rejected any authority the mission tried to claim. He stated his government would manage both the upcoming lawmaker and presidential elections planned for November 30. He completely dismissed all talk about forming any kind of shared leadership government. The president made it absolutely clear that ECOWAS representatives would never return to the country under similar circumstances.
Embaló mentioned what happened with former president José Mário Vaz, suggesting he wants to avoid the harsh actions ECOWAS took against Vaz during a similar political situation back in 2019. Two major political coalitions recently released a joint statement against him. These groups called Embaló an Ex-President, claiming his legal term as leader had expired.
The president responded forcefully to these political groups. He mentioned seeing their statement and warned them about crossing boundaries by calling him Ex-President. He threatened to behave accordingly if they continued using that label. Embaló specifically cautioned the API-Cabas Garandi coalition against challenging him, saying they know him well and should remember who they deal with.
Embaló firmly rejected any authority the mission tried to claim. He stated his government would manage both the upcoming lawmaker and presidential elections planned for November 30. He completely dismissed all talk about forming any kind of shared leadership government. The president made it absolutely clear that ECOWAS representatives would never return to the country under similar circumstances.
Embaló mentioned what happened with former president José Mário Vaz, suggesting he wants to avoid the harsh actions ECOWAS took against Vaz during a similar political situation back in 2019. Two major political coalitions recently released a joint statement against him. These groups called Embaló an Ex-President, claiming his legal term as leader had expired.
The president responded forcefully to these political groups. He mentioned seeing their statement and warned them about crossing boundaries by calling him Ex-President. He threatened to behave accordingly if they continued using that label. Embaló specifically cautioned the API-Cabas Garandi coalition against challenging him, saying they know him well and should remember who they deal with.
