Bacongo "does not sit on the Council of Ministers or the Government Council," recalls Amadou Coulibaly

Author: linfodrome.comPublished on: September 23, 2026Country: Ivory Coast
Politics
Bacongo "does not sit on the Council of Ministers or the Government Council," recalls Amadou Coulibaly

Cissé Bacongo, the governor of the Abidjan Autonomous District, is not a member of the Council of Ministers or the Government Council, as clarified by government spokesperson Amadou Coulibaly. This statement comes amid an investigation into demolitions in Koumassi-Campement, where Bacongo is mentioned. The title "minister-governor" raises questions about his legal protections, including potential jurisdiction by the High Court of Justice, but the government has not specified which court would handle possible prosecutions.

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