Equatorial Guinea government don resign after dem fail to meet dia targets. Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, wey be son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, announce say di prime minister don present resignation of all members of di government because dem only reach about 10% of dia goals.
Obiang no give details of di targets, but di ruling party, Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE), release statement say di president observe say di government foster corruption and no diversify di economy. Di statement also mention misuse of state resources for personal interests and stagnation for implementation of development projects.
President Obiang, wey don rule di oil-rich West African country since 1979, be di world longest-serving leader. E dey appoint family members to key government roles. Di outgoing government wey resign na di one wey president appoint for 2024, with Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua as prime minister.
For Tuesday, di vice-president post on X say di resignation dey follow “di principle say responsibility for public management must come with results.” E add say “di degree of execution achieve clearly insufficient for relation to di expectations and commitments wey dem undertake.”
Di ruling PDGE, for Facebook statement, say di president no satisfy with di management of di outgoing government. Di statement also note say di government no implement policies to diversify di economy, especially for agricultural sector, wey go reduce reliance on imported goods wey fit produce locally.
Equatorial Guinea economy dey heavily depend on petroleum, with oil and gas accounting for most of exports and revenues. For recent years, di economy don dey decline because of reduced production and demand for oil. A new government dey expected to be appointed.
