President of Guinea Bissau Jose Mario Vaz on Monday sacked his entire government.
He said the sacking was “with immediate effect.” The President’s decision was read out on national radio.
President Vaz justified the sacking of the government saying it was as a result of a “serious political crisis” in the country.
The radio announcement said the president considers the crisis serious which had “prevented the normal operation of some institutions”.
Elections are due in Guinea Bissau next month and the latest move cast doubts over that process.
Over the weekend a protester was killed and several others injured during a demonstration calling for a delay to the November 24 election.
Opposition parties want the election delayed to allow for the cleaning up of the voters register.
The President will contest the next election however as an independent candidate and will be challenged by 11 other candidates.
Mr Vaz, 62, has been in office since 2014 after he a tight presidential contest that he won in a run-off.
His five-year mandate ended on 23 June but the president is staying on temporarily under a mediation plan forged by the 15-nation regional bloc Ecowas.
Source: Africafeeds.com
