The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has issued a warning to the government, urging it to avoid actions that might lead the country into a coup.

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The coup in Gabon is the most recent in a series of coups that have occurred in recent years, following closely on the heels of a military takeover in Niger just a month ago.

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The NDC emphasized the underlying causes of coups and advised the government to be attentive to the needs and concerns of the citizens.

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General Secretary of the NDC, Fiifi Fiavi Kwetey, speaking to journalists in Accra, said, “Let the people decide who should be in charge. As opposed to this primitive obsession we have, that as soon as you have access to power, you must corrupt institutions, you must turn them into appendages.”

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“You must destroy the businesses that support your opponents, you must create conditions that make it impossible for any other person to have a possibility of power. Yet at the same time, when you hear about a coup in another country, you jump into sending the military. Meanwhile, you are creating a situation that could lead to the same situation in your country.”

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Certain individuals involved in coup attempts have cited governance shortcomings, unmet citizen entitlements, and widespread public frustration, among other factors, as reasons for their actions.

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Meanwhile, thousands of Gabonese citizens and residents have taken to the streets in jubilation to mark the military coup in their nation.

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As previously reported by Sahara Reporters, a group of Gabonese soldiers made a televised announcement on Wednesday morning, declaring their intent to "terminate the existing regime" and nullify the results of an election that, according to official reports, President Ali Bongo Ondimba had won.

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Videos of Gabonese marching through the streets showed jubilant residents waving their national flag and thanking their military for liberating them.

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However, Gabon’s president on August 30, called on “friends all over the world” to “make noise” over the coup in Gabon, in a clip that’s been circulating on social media.

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Ali Bongo said: “My son is somewhere, my wife is in another place. Nothing is happening. I don’t know what is going on.”

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