Friday, April 18th 2008, Yves Zogbo Junior, the famous Ivorian TV show presenter announces to AFP (the French leading press agency) his candidacy for the long-postponed presidential elections, finally due to November 30th 2008.
Mr. Yves Zogbo Junior has been living into exile for three years now. He currently lives in Democratic Republic of Congo after a brief stay in Cotonou the economical and political hub of Benin. He hastily left Ivory Coast, his home country, after he missed being killed when he came under attack by a mysterious commando at his home during a night. His bodyguard was deadly shot during this evening assault. Throughout “hot corners” and “streets discussion places” in Abidjan, it is rumoured that Yves Zogbo Junior was assaulted because he embezzled a huge amount of money belonging to Charles Ble Goude, the leader of “Jeunes Patriotes”, a patriotic resistance movement. Yves Zogbo Junior denied this charge but the news about this embezzlement still run around, so why?
During almost two decades, Yves Zogbo Junior has been the cult TV show presenter. He was admired for his “maestria” and for his high MC qualities.
The announcement of Yves Zogbo Junior’s candidacy for presidential elections sounds like the entrance of an outsider horse in a long and difficult race. At the present time, Yves Zogbo Junior is the advisor of Joseph Kabila, the President of Democratic Republic of Congo. He has been given the responsibility to supervise the “effectiveness of investments”. This new political position certainly permitted to Yves Zogbo Junior to get accustomed to political matters and to master the workings of politics either. When Yves Zogbo Junior was recently asked to elaborate on the reason of his sudden commitment into politics, he declared to a journalist of AFP: “My candidacy campaign for a return to values, a fair management of the resources of the Republic and for the respect of human rights in our country [Ivory Coast]”. Yves Zogbo Junior is certainly willing to stand for the presidential elections pencilled for November 30th 2008, however, he still cast doubt on his return to Ivory Coast. “My bodyguard was deadly shot and I missed being killed […] you should understand that I will return when all will be safe and quiet there” he said.
The ex-President Henri Konan Bedie and the ex-Prime Minister Allassane Dramane Ouattara have already announced their candidacy for the coming presidential elections. Meantime, in an interview published by the French Newspaper “Le Monde” on Friday 18th April 2008, President Laurent Gbagbo refused to say if he will stand for the presidential elections due to November 30th or not. Bluff? Political strategy? Time will tell.
Selay M.K.
Friday, April 18th 2008, Yves Zogbo Junior, the famous Ivorian TV show presenter announces to AFP (the French leading press agency) his candidacy for the long-postponed presidential elections, finally due to November 30th 2008.
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