PRESIDENT LAURENT GBAGBO,THE CHOICE OF THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE (IVORY COAST)

President Laurent Koudou Gbagbo of Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) is by no doubt the indisputable leader of the country at this moment. When a president is loved, admired, and respected by the MAJORITY of his people, this is how he can be received: millions of people on the football stadium to show him love. President Laurent Gbagbo still remains the president and indisputable leader to bring peace and stability in Ivory Coast/Côte d'Ivoire. Here on this picture you can see the massive deployment of the Ivorian people in the Abidjan's stadium to meet President Laurent Gbagbo in 2010 before the West's coup d'Etat against him and his people-oriented government. They came from every nook and cranny of his country to show their love. The West doesn't like a popular African leader who is nationalist and doesn't allow himself to be corrupted and controlled by the West. This is why the West built a propaganda campaign against him before overthrowing him on April 11, 2011. But despite all their propaganda machine, President Laurent Gbagbo has been implacable on the eyes of many people around the world. He still remains the President of Côte d'Ivoire even though he is currently being held as hostage by France.

The Western-orchestrated destabilization campaigns against President Laurent Gbagbo since 2002 until now did not break his popularity down. President Gbagbo is a determined warrior who has always been in tandem/deep connection with his people. He never bowed to pressure from the enemies of Africa and African people or never compromised his position. He has never been afraid to champion the cause of his people by always trying to find solution to improve their lives. And this is what the Western countries in particular France dislikes: an African leader who is a Nationalist. The world has to know that President Gbagbo is the one who won the presidential election in 2010, and this is again the proof that he has been chosen as the President of FPI ( Ivorian Popular Front) with 99.43% of votes. This is to show to the world that President Laurent Gbagbo is marked in the heart of the majority of the Ivorian people.

President Laurent Gbagbo in ICC's prison or out, he will always remain in Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)/ Africa man to the hilt and as long as he has the physical and moral capacity,he will never be tired to defend his ancestral land. He has categorically refused to concede a single inch of the freedom of his people and resources to be eroded by the enemies of Africa. This is the reason until today despite all the lies, and propaganda against his person, the majority of the people stand squarely behind this great African leader.

After nominating President Laurent Gbagbo as the candidate, the Ivorian people in particular and the African people in general who want a free Africa, are sending a strong message to the pretending so-called “community international” to release him from the ICC’s prison and let him to go back to his country to participate at the presidential election and for his sure victory and take back his seat of President of Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast). Now President Gbagbo has been chosen as the candidate to participate at the presidential election of October 2015, why ICC is still holding him in prison without proving guilt beyond reasonable doubt? In this case, President Gbagbo must be declared not guilty and return immediately to his country to campaign next to his people.

By Nimba Tiannimbo Mhaat, International Politics and Economics Analyst