P-to-P, April 25, 2024 [AlterPresse] — The 9 members of the Presidential Transitional Council should face immense challenges, particularly in terms of security, according to comments expressed during a ceremony bringing together Haitian political leaders and foreign diplomats [[1] at the Villa d’Accueil, in Musseau (Petionville, east of the capital, Port-au-Prince), on the occasion of the installation of members of the Presidential Transitional Council, observed the online agency AlterPress.
“Today marks only the first day of the work necessary to restore order, discipline, peace and conditions favorable to the creation of wealth in this devastated country,” declared Régine Abraham who spoke at this ceremony. , on behalf of the 9 members of the Presidential Transitional Council.
“This is the beginning of a collective quest to put our nation back on the constitutional path and to hope to offer a better life to all the daughters and sons of the country. The fight will not be easy. But it is together that we can manage to restore the image of Haiti,” recognizes Régine Abraham who plays the role of observer within the Presidential Transitional Council.
The Presidential Transitional Council should tackle several major projects, linked to the restoration of public security, the organization of the national conference and constitutional reform, the holding of general, democratic and participatory elections, the restoration of justice, the rule of law and the fundamental rights of citizens, and institutional and economic recovery, recalls Régine Abraham
It reports a total collapse of Haitian institutions and a bitter failure (for 33 months, from July 20, 2021 to April 25, 2024) of the de facto government of Ariel Henry, “which completely abandoned its responsibility to protect our population against criminal violence.
The population is taken hostage by armed gangs, causing a worsening of household living conditions, she denounces.
She lamented the heinous assassination, on July 7, 2021, of President Jovenel Moïsefollowed by an extreme situation of violence, which plunged Haitians into mourning and pain.
This violence has had a devastating impact on the already plummeting economy, persistent gang rapes against women and girls, the impoverishment of the middle classes and a wave of population displacements in areas of violence.
The task ahead is daunting, as the challenges are numerous and immense, believes, for his part, interim Prime Minister Michel Patrick Boisvert.
“The population expects a lot from you, in a context where everything becomes a priority, alongside security.”
The situation is serious, says Boisvert, emphasizing how the current situation challenges all citizens, and calls for self-improvement and a paradigm shift.
The general interest must therefore be at the center of all concerns and public decisions, he hopes.
Boisvert invites all compatriots to work towards strengthening and consolidating achievements, with a view to contributing to the recovery of Haiti.
Early Thursday morning April 25, 2024, during an unexpected ceremony, members of the Presidential Transitional Council have sworn to respect the Haitian Constitution, at the National Palacelocated at Champs de Mars, in the city center of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
This swearing-in ceremony took place at the National Palace under gunfire from armed bandits.
After taking the oath, the 9 members of the Council participated, at the Villa d’Accueil, in Musseau, in the second part of the ceremony.
The problem of security, the terror and violence of armed gangs, the ruined economy, the collapsing institutions, the numerous social problems that the country is going through, are among the challenges that the Presidential Transitional Council will have to face.
Smith Augustin, Louis Gérald Gilles, Fritz Alphonse Jean, Edgard Leblanc Fils, Laurent Saint-Cyr, Emmanuel Vertilaire, Leslie Voltaire, are the 7 members who will have the right to vote in the discussions of the said Council.
Régine Abraham and Frinel Joseph will play the role of observers in the debates of the Presidential Transitional Council. [emb rc apr 25/04/2024 17:00]
[[1] The foreign diplomats, accredited in Haiti, who attended the ceremony at the Welcome Villa, are the Ambassador of the United States of America Dennis Bruce Hankins, the Ambassador of France Fabrice Mauriès, the Ambassador of Canada André François Giroux, the head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (Binuh) the Ecuadorian Maria Isabel Salvador.
