Political analyst and national sovereignty advocate Professor Daddy Saleh has voiced strong indignation over what he describes as a worrying lack of awareness among members of the Congolese parliament regarding the country’s critical security situation, particularly in the east.
Speaking during a debate on RTNC 2 radio this Thursday 18 September 2025, Professor Saleh reacted to a striking remark made by the Honorable Justin Bitakwira: “Where I come from, the population considers us as unconscious people.”
For Saleh, this statement though political in tone, faithfully reflects the deep despair felt by the Congolese people, especially those in eastern Congo still under the grip of the AFC/M23 rebellion, which he insists operates with the support of Rwanda and Uganda.
Addressing President Félix Tshisekedi directly, Professor Saleh urged him to rise as the true leader of Congolese patriots known locally as Wazalendo and to spearhead a genuine political revolution capable of meeting the country’s challenges.
“The government should no longer underestimate the ongoing war,” he stressed. “The more no actions are taken, the more lives are lost.”
True to his reputation for consistency, Professor Saleh advanced several strong proposals aimed at shifting the political and security landscape:
- Renewal of 80% of the political class: phasing out figures who have dominated since the era of the 1+4 transitional government.
- Adoption of a wartime budget: including a financial law of war and a reoriented war economy.
- Creation and empowerment of a new wave of fighters: trained and equipped to end more than 30 years of massacres in the east.
According to Saleh, the government’s delay in taking decisive measures only prolongs the suffering of civilians. His words serve as both a warning and a rallying cry: Congo’s sovereignty, he argued, can only be preserved through political renewal, military preparedness, and unwavering national unity.
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