Breaking Military has just announced that they have taken over power in Gabon, a Country in central Africa
Some groups of senior Gabonese military officers have appeared on Gabonese national television declaring they have taken power leadership. Claiming the recent general election in Gabon lacks credibility and saying they represent all of Gabon’s security and defense forces
Watching the short broadcast, some loud sounds of gunfire could be heard in the capital, Libreville city of Gabon, a Reuters reporter said, after the television appearance.
While the media has been trying to reach the new military government in Gabon, it was not immediately possible to reach the government for comment on this developing
While the military takeover leads government said, they have to do this for the general interest of the masses in Gabon “In the name of the Gabonese people ... we have decided to defend the peace by putting an end to the current regime,” the officers said on television.
Gabon’s incumbent president, Ali Bongo, won a third term in the presidential election with 64.27% of the vote, the Gabonese election center said on Wednesday, after a delay-plagued general election that the opposition denounced as fraudulent and now this is happening. Sign Up to Wrold socio for more incentives