After six months of resounding failures, the Presidential Transitional Council (CPT) and the government are beginning an overhaul. But, against all expectations, the ministry most marked by corruption scandals could well retain its “champion”: Niola Lynn Octavius, nicknamed “the Queen of Fuel”. A choice which illustrates, with bitter irony, that when it comes to the fight against corruption, continuity seems to be the best strategy.

While the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Civic Action (MJSAC) has been rocked for months by corruption scandals, with union strikes and complaints about questionable fuel management, it seems that the transition team plans to reappoint Niola Lynn Octavius, ironically nicknamed the “Queen of Fuel”.

Let us briefly recall the picture: between days of union strikes demanding more transparency and a letter from the Director General requesting an urgent audit on fuel management, the MJSAC has had no respite. The former administrator of the ministry even saw fit to resign, leaving behind a field of unanswered questions and suspicions that persist.

But now, rather than placing a new figure to symbolize a renewal, the CPT seems to choose stability in controversy. Several voices are being raised to denounce this decision, suggesting that the reappointment of Ms. Octavius ​​only entrenches complacency in the face of corruption. Ironically, this choice could be seen as a gesture of consistency.

By reappointing Minister Octavius, the CPT is sending a strong and clear message, as if it wanted to tell the public that transparency and the fight against corruption are only baseless speeches. This decision could well illustrate, with bitter irony, that in certain administrations, it is better to preserve contested practices rather than reform them.

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