Former Nigerian President condemns “ceremonial coup” in Guinea-Bissau
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has criticized Guinea-Bissau’s recent military takeover, describing it as a “ceremonial coup” after soldiers appeared on state television claiming control of the country.
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00:00Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is accusing Guinea-Bissau's leader of carrying out a ceremonial coup to hold on to power.
00:09The takeover followed reports of heavy gunfire near the presidential palace, erupting only three days after national elections.
00:17For want of better words, I would say maybe it was a ceremonial coup. Because for two things, it is the president, President Mbalo, that announced the coup.
00:31Before later, the military man came up to address the word that they were in charge of.
00:39Then Mbalo had already announced the coup, which is strange. Not only announcing the coup, but Mbalo, while the coup took place, was using his phone and addressing media organizations across the world that they had been arrested.
00:55Mbalo was already facing a legitimacy crisis, with the opposition insisting his mandate had expired and refusing to recognize him as president.
01:06The military don't take over governments. And the sitting president that they overturned will be allowed to be addressing press conferences and announcing that he has been arrested.
01:18Why does this happen? Who is fooling whom?
01:22Basically, what happened in Guinea-Bissau is quite disturbing to me who believes in democracy.
01:29Guinea-Bissau's long history of coups looms large again, with analysts warning the latest turmoil threatens fragile democratic gains
01:35in a nation already battered by poverty and drug trafficking.
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