The Duel of the Dead – Tchané : Need to put the ball down

The 24 avril 2023, Rachidi Gbadamassi, founding member of the Bloc Républicain party (BR) sent a letter to the party secretariat asking for the resignation of the National Secretary General (SGN) you BR, the main actors of the private sector for a session of explanation and appropriation of the said Program. An act that, since, spills a lot of ink and saliva. Everyone pulls the sheet to their side accusing each other of everything and nothing. Even the secrets of the convent are spilled in the public square. But to see it up close, supporters of either of the two political actors of the Prancing White Horse party must put the ball back on the ground.

Rachidi Gbadamassi, unsuccessful candidate for the legislative elections of 08 January 2023 accuses its National Secretary General of management actions prejudicial to the party. Indeed, over the last three elections, Legislative (2019 and 2023), Communal and municipal (2020), BR has never been able to win against its other competitor from the presidential movement, the Progressive Union the Renewal (UP-R). Pis, the party lost a lot of feathers during the January Legislative 2023 with only 28 seats up against 36 in 2019. In local elections, he had obtained 37,38 vote with 735 School year without. With these different numbers, there is no other expression than “Failure and regression” to qualify these various tests badly negotiated by the party led by Abdoulaye Bio Tchané. But should these setbacks be blamed on one person? ? In the person of his SGN?

We often say “The fish rots from the head”. If so, Abdoulaye Bio Tchané is the leader of the BR vessel, he is responsible because it is up to him to guide the major policies and strategies to allow the party to grow and impose itself on the political spectrum. It is up to him to make the final decisions regarding positioning on the candidate lists for the various elections.. Moreover, the party is accused of poor casting during the Legislative elections of 2023. Abdoulaye Bio Tchané is responsible as a conductor. That Rachidi Gbadamassi asks for his resignation is not a crime of lèse-majesté but a normal thing. Abt is indeed responsible for the repeated failures of the political party he leads without being guilty of it.

But not all charges against BR can be put on the head of Abdoulaye Bio Tchané, only. NON ! This is not possible unless the party ceases to be a party made up of several tenors and leaders steeped in experience and qualities.. It is certainly, the conductor of the Bloc Républicain but has each member of the team played his part? Did the drummer ensure, the guitarist, did the soloist or the dancers provide, each, their roles? And the former deputy Rachidi Gbadamassi, political chair; How did he manage his base of militants not to be elected in his electoral district ? His, who knows the terrain well. He who has always reigned supreme over Parakou could not be re-elected when he was positioned 2nd on the list during the Sunday ballot 08 January 2023. It is easy, too easy to blame the other in a given situation. Hell is still not other people, sometimes it's yourself. And if one and the other do not question each other, the Republican Bloc will sink with all its content. And slingers and victims will sink because "the shame of the lizard is also that of the caiman" says a Fon proverb.

Arnaud ACAKPO (Coll)