Angolan ex-President Jose Eduardo dos Santos (left) and his successor
Joao Lourenco hold hands during a ruling MPLA party campaign rally in
Luanda. PHOTO | AFP
Angolan ruling MPLA party veteran and historian Ambrósio Lukoki wants former President José Eduardo dos Santos prosecuted.
Mr
Lukoki, currently the Angolan ambassador to Tanzania, also wants the
former ruler to resign from the Popular Movement for the Liberation of
Angola leadership immediately.
Mr dos Santos had in March 2016, indicated he would quit politics in 2018.
Mr
Lukoki said at a press conference in Luanda on Tuesday that Mr dos
Santos was hiding behind the MPLA leadership to avoid prosecution for
the numerous crimes associated with his 38-year rule.
"It
is convenient that José Eduardo dos Santos immediately resigns from the
MPLA post so that President João Lourenço can operate unhindered," said
Mr Lukoki.
Mr Lukoki, 75, was a close ally of the
MPLA founder and first president Agostinho Neto, and once served as a
member of the MPLA political bureau and the first minister for
Education.
Last year, ahead of the MPLA seventh congress, Mr Lukoki asked
that his name to be removed from the Committee Central (CC) list. CC is
the party’s organ and decides on critical political issues.
He,
at a brief press conference, said it that it did not make sense for him
to remain in the party's decision-making organ as all decisions were
imposed.
According to him, the decisions were imposed courtesy of President dos Santos iron-fist rule.
Mr Lukoki also accused President’s dos Santos of tarnishing the party’s image due to his unpopularity.
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