Haiti - Gonaïves : The celebration of the 216th anniversary of independence in uncertainty
4 days before the celebration of the 216th anniversary of independence (January 1, 2020), the city of Gonaïves is still in the uncertainty as to whether or not President Jovenel Moïse will be present at this celebration, while the radical opposition announces a mobilization in the City of Independence and the celebration of the funeral sung on the Place d'Armes of Cénoble Mécène, killed during exchanges between the Police and armed men, actions aimed at preventing the arrival of the Chief of State.
In addition, the Coalition of Associations of Young Leaders of Artibonite, in a letter addressed to Mgr. Yves-Marie Péan, Bishop of Gonaïves asks him not to celebrate the traditional Te Deum on January 1 in order to avoid, according to the Coalition, that this beautiful traditional mass of the first day of the year, become the pretext of renewed oppression against those who fight for another system of governance." One do not yet know the position of Archbishop Péan...
Neil Latortue, the Mayor of the City of Gonaïves declared on a local radio that he had not yet been notified by the Executive of the arrival of the Head of State in the City of Independence...
On the other hand, more than a hundred popular organizations are in favor of the presence of President Jovenel Moise in Gonaïves on January 1st...
Jovenel Moïse according to the rumored will to travel to Gonaïves on January 1st, despite pressure from relatives, to avoid possible clashes. But in this climate of uncertainty where the Executive must regain control and assert its authority and a divided opposition which is struggling more and more to mobilize, everything is possible...
