First government of Talon II: Wilfried Léandre Houngbédji explains

Spoken two days after the inauguration of President Patrice Talon for a second term as 5 years,  following his re-election in the first round of the presidential election of 11 last april with 86% of votes cast, the new Beninese government is the image of the old team with only three exits, two new figures and a promotion. For the government spokesperson, Wilfried Léandre Houngbédji, this is the skill premium that the Head of State has privileged.

” « (…) You must have noticed that the government from the end of the first term to this one, there were no major variations. There were no major variations because the Head of State is aware that a team that is regularly challenged, a team that is shuffled all the time does not have time to deal with real development issues ", declared the Deputy Secretary General of the Government, Government spokesperson on Radio Bénin.

To believe it, President Patrice Talon has opted for a game-changer and not to make the same mistakes as some of his predecessors. "And you can compare on past regimes, we have known some where heads of state have had 10 General managers of state-owned companies in 10 years, where ministerial or sectoral portfolios have experienced 5, 7 Ministers in 10 years. You will agree with me that this is not necessarily an effective formula. And when it is so, it's development that takes a hit, It is the improvement of the living conditions of the populations that takes a hit and the state is limited to sprinkling ", let Wilfried Léandre Houngbédji know before stating that President Patrice Talon has decided "since 2016 not to engage in political patronage and therefore, skill bonus, bonus to the technician without forgetting the dose of policy that is obviously necessary ".

This is why he explains "(…) To be sure of Benin's development, President Talon has said there is no point in messing up a team when they have produced results ". "This means that the government, which has had for a large part the edifying results garnered, remains in place to continue the momentum. ", he emphasizes

Leonard SONEHEKPON