Hon. Innocent YaoHonorable Yao N'Guessan Innocent, Constituency 109 (Ouellé – Ananda – Akpassanou)

Address of gratitude to the citizens of Constituency 109

Ouellé (Place Publique)Citizens of Ouellé, Ananda and Akpassanou gathered on the public square in Ouellé

Message of gratitude following the parliamentary victory from prison, calling for unity to drive local development in Ouellé, Ananda and Akpassanou.

Key quotes

  • “The dignity and resolve of a sovereign people cannot be locked away.”

    Honorable Innocent Yao, Ouellé (Place Publique),
  • “This mandate belongs to youth who refuse fatalism and farmers who feed the Nation.”

    Honorable Innocent Yao, Ouellé (Place Publique),

Full transcript

“My dear parents of Ouellé, Ananda, Akpassanou, and all our surrounding hamlets, It is with profound emotion and deep humility that I stand before you today. During those seven months behind bars, your faith in our shared mission never wavered. On December 27, you performed a historic act: you proved to Côte d'Ivoire and the world that the dignity and resolve of a sovereign people cannot be locked away. You gave me over 59% of your votes while I was deprived of liberty. This mandate is not a personal triumph; it is the mandate of our youth who refuse fatalism, mothers who toil daily in the fields, traditional leaders preserving our heritage, and farmers who feed this Nation. I will be a present, accessible MP, listening to you every day. In the National Assembly, I will champion the voice of Iffou. May God bless our land and our beloved Côte d'Ivoire!”

Topics

  • Gratitude
  • Résilience
  • Développement Rural
  • Unité
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