Matadi mayor bans public exuberance after state exams

Matadi's mayor, Dominique Nkodia Mbete, has issued a strict ban on public displays of exuberance and gatherings after the conclusion of the state exams. The directive, aimed at preventing the traditional post-exam overflow of celebrations, comes just two days before the evaluations end.

The urban authority is particularly concerned about recurring incidents of vandalism, public disorder, and traffic accidents that often accompany the end of the academic year. To maintain order, Mayor Nkodia Mbete has forbidden any festive gatherings, impromptu parades, or acts of excessive celebration on public streets.

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We do not want a carnival in the street, no acts of exuberance that sometimes disturb public order. We discourage that, because during such events, even ill-intentioned people take advantage.

"We do not want a carnival in the street, no acts of exuberance that sometimes disturb public order. We discourage that, because during such events, even ill-intentioned people take advantage," the mayor stated. He urged finalists to focus on their exams and return home immediately afterward. The mayor also addressed the issue of students gathering in makeshift "maquis" for last-minute revisions, emphasizing that their focus should be on attending school, taking the exam, and going home.

To ensure compliance, the mayor has mobilized the city's educational and security personnel. School principals, inspectors, and law enforcement agencies are tasked with strictly enforcing these regulations until the exams are officially over. The goal is to prevent any infiltration by delinquents among celebrating students and to ensure a peaceful conclusion to the examination period.

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Come to school, you take the exam, you go home.