Sacred Union calls for Mongala provincial assembly to close and governor to be removed

Political parties in the Sacred Union of the Nation coalition have called for the closure of the Mongala provincial assembly and the removal of Governor Jean-Colin Makaka.

In a statement issued over the weekend, the coalition’s provincial leaders described poor governance and a continuing institutional crisis. They said the conflict between the governor and the assembly was hurting the population and limiting the province’s development.

Élie Sangoko, spokesperson for the presidential majority parties in Mongala, accused the two institutions of maintaining an “unhealthy symbiosis.” He said the arrangement worked against the interests of residents.

The coalition also accused the provincial assembly of becoming a venue for political score-settling. It pointed to events on Aug. 16, 2026, when the two institutions allegedly issued a joint call for civil disobedience against Vice-Governor Cédric Ayakakoma after he returned from medical treatment in Kinshasa.

Sacred Union officials asked the competent authorities to intervene and halt what they called a serious crisis. Attempts to obtain a response from Governor Makaka had not succeeded by the time of publication.

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The Mongala is dying. There is clearly an unhealthy symbiosis between the Provincial Assembly and Governor Jean-Colin Makaka to the detriment of the population.