MAKAMBA December 11th (ABP) – The first Deputy President of the Republic, at the same time a member of the UPRONA party, Mr. Gaston Sindimwo, gathered the bottom-up governing bodies of UPRONA party of Makamba province on Sunday, December 8, 2019 in Nyanza-Lac, a check by ABP revealed.
In his speech, Mr. Sindimwo invited the provincial, communal or village officials to offer political space to all political parties recognized by Burundian law to strengthen democracy in Burundi. He also asked the administrative officials to respect the State protocol. He thanked the province of Makamba for initiating a consortium of administrative officials, representatives of political parties, and defense and security forces to create a WhatsApp group to strengthen the political scene in that province. He encouraged them to move forward because there is a good coexistence between the politicians.
Mr. Sindimwo asked the activists to return to UPRONA because after all they are UPRONA members despite some misunderstandings that have arisen. He said that the UPRONA party will participate in all the elections organized in 2020. He recommended that all the villages should have 2 people in charge of the campaign, cooperatives should be open to all the activists of different political parties to reach the integral development.
The 2nd Deputy President of the Senate, the secretary and spokesperson of UPRONA, the representatives of the Bururi, Rutana and Rumonge provinces as well as those of the Bujumbura City Council participated in that meeting.