TIEMOKO MEYLIET KONÉ, governor of the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), accesses the vice-presidency.
Le Monde with AFP
The Governor of the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), Tienemoko Meyliet Koné, was appointed Vice President of Côte d’Ivoire, announced Tuesday, April 19, President Alassane Ouattara, who He also renewed Prime Minister Patrick Achi.
m. Koné, who has been running the BCEAO since 2011, is a “shiny economist”, a “unparalleled technocrat”, a “competent and worker man” who “all my confidence”, “said President Ouattara during a speech in front of Congress bringing together MPs and senators and gathered in the political and administrative capital, Yamoussoukro.
“This is a personality that has demonstrated his personal and professional qualities in all the high positions she has held in the public administration, the Ivorian government and outside the coast ivory, “added the head of state.
He said that as governor of the BCEAO, Tienemoko Meyliet Koné “has been able to contribute to the influence of our country in Africa and around the world.” “He exercised this high regional function with competence, rigor and dedication,” he added.
President Ouattara also renewed Prime Minister Patrick Achi who had submitted his resignation and that of his government last Wednesday. “It is to take into account the global economic situation and the necessary reduction of state spending, that the government that will be put in place this week will be tightened,” said Ouattara, adding to the address of M . Achi: “The Prime Minister, you have my instructions for this purpose”.
This announcement was followed by a thunder of applause in a room. Mr Achi’s mission is to form a government not exceeding thirty members, against more than forty today.