APEC backs constitutional reform in DRC with strong Lubumbashi support
- Politics
The Action des Patriotes pour l’Émergence du Congo (APEC) made waves in Lubumbashi. Gathered in a packed Gécamines stadium, the political party led by interim president Dominique UNYON-PEWU celebrated massive membership growth while taking a firm stance on the nation’s top political debate: constitutional reform. APEC argues such changes are essential to address the DRC’s security and governance challenges.
The electrifying event, marked by the national anthem and a sea of party supporters in party colors, underscored APEC’s deep roots in the copper capital and the population’s support for the party’s moral leader, Louis Watum Kabamba.
A high-level delegation from Kinshasa, led by interim national president Hon. Dominique Unyon Pewu, spearheaded this political and civic gathering.
Beyond the celebratory membership drive, APEC’s leaders used this platform in the DRC’s second-largest city to thoroughly assess the country’s current institutional framework. For APEC, the DRC’s political, economic, and particularly security realities demand breaking long-held taboos.
Speakers emphasized that no fundamental text can remain immutable amid societal changes. Constitutional reform isn’t an attack on democracy but a normal exercise in any nation’s life.
Addressing the crowd, APEC’s interim president firmly positioned his party, a member of President Félix Tshisekedi’s Sacred Union coalition, within the constitutional change movement, grounding his argument in national sovereignty:
“You know the top issue in the Democratic Republic of Congo right now. It’s about changing the Constitution. Can we discuss constitutional change in the DRC without APEC? We’re relying on Article 5 of the Constitution, which gives sovereignty to the Congolese people to decide on constitutional changes. If the people agree, who can stop us? This is why APEC, behind its moral authority, His Excellency Louis Watum Kabamba, stands up and supports the constitutional change project,”
By successfully mobilizing a stadium packed to capacity, Louis Watum Kabamba’s party didn’t just demonstrate its strength in the Grand Katanga region. It positioned itself as a key player in the national intellectual and political debate, affirming its commitment to modernizing the state to build more efficient institutions aligned with Congolese aspirations.
APEC backs constitutional reform in DRC with strong Lubumbashi support
- Politics
The Action des Patriotes pour l’Émergence du Congo (APEC) made waves in Lubumbashi. Gathered in a packed Gécamines stadium, the political party led by interim president Dominique UNYON-PEWU celebrated massive membership growth while taking a firm stance on the nation’s top political debate: constitutional reform. APEC argues such changes are essential to address the DRC’s security and governance challenges.
The electrifying event, marked by the national anthem and a sea of party supporters in party colors, underscored APEC’s deep roots in the copper capital and the population’s support for the party’s moral leader, Louis Watum Kabamba.
A high-level delegation from Kinshasa, led by interim national president Hon. Dominique Unyon Pewu, spearheaded this political and civic gathering.
Beyond the celebratory membership drive, APEC’s leaders used this platform in the DRC’s second-largest city to thoroughly assess the country’s current institutional framework. For APEC, the DRC’s political, economic, and particularly security realities demand breaking long-held taboos.
Speakers emphasized that no fundamental text can remain immutable amid societal changes. Constitutional reform isn’t an attack on democracy but a normal exercise in any nation’s life.
Addressing the crowd, APEC’s interim president firmly positioned his party, a member of President Félix Tshisekedi’s Sacred Union coalition, within the constitutional change movement, grounding his argument in national sovereignty:
“You know the top issue in the Democratic Republic of Congo right now. It’s about changing the Constitution. Can we discuss constitutional change in the DRC without APEC? We’re relying on Article 5 of the Constitution, which gives sovereignty to the Congolese people to decide on constitutional changes. If the people agree, who can stop us? This is why APEC, behind its moral authority, His Excellency Louis Watum Kabamba, stands up and supports the constitutional change project,”
By successfully mobilizing a stadium packed to capacity, Louis Watum Kabamba’s party didn’t just demonstrate its strength in the Grand Katanga region. It positioned itself as a key player in the national intellectual and political debate, affirming its commitment to modernizing the state to build more efficient institutions aligned with Congolese aspirations.
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