After several difficult months and the advance of the Republican Forces of Ivory Coast (FRCI), the Forces stopped at the doors of the presidential palace still occupied by Laurent Gbagbo [1], who is taking refuge in a bunker accompanied by family members.
Thursday evening, President Alassane Ouattara addressed his fellow citizens. @YHMalak [2] provided us with a link to the text of the address [3] [fr].
@celine_lussato [4] is amazed that reactions are almost totally unanimous [5]:
Either #Ouattara [6] has given an extraordinary reconciliatory address, or he has reported all his adversaries as ‘spam'!
Twitter users especially have learned a lot from the address:
@Lord225 [7] SEM Alassane: My fellow countrymen, whether you are Muslim or Christian, whether you voted for me or not…
@kanazan [8] ADO provides a brief history of the situation over the past 4 months #civ2010 [9], ballot block mediation panel etc.
@kanazan [8] ADO congratulates the FRCI for bringing about domestic peace.
@kanazan [8] ADO is announcing measures to compensate people who have been looted.
@SenamBeheton [10] Ouattara stresses the country's continuity. Banking, cocoa, security, economy etc.
@Lord225 [7] SEM Alassane: I ask all Ivorians not to indulge in any type of revenge.
@nightsnake1975 [11] is amazed:
Finally, someone who speaks of penalties for every misdemeanour? When did Gbagbo do that?
@Lord225 [7] continues:
SEM Alassane: A blockade was set up around the residence of the outgoing president to increase the security of the surrounding population.
@El_Fredo [12] comments:
Well, apparently its game over for Gbagbo, his bunker will end up like Fort Chabrol [13].
@Gare_au_gorille [14] stresses and recommends:
Forget the RDB (République du Bunker) and build an RCI, united and fraternal.
@Lionelmarc [15] agrees:
I say that's exactly it, Gbagbo can just stay in #gbagboland [16] with his gbagbotians if he wants. When he's tired he'll come out.
@MaryMary225 [17] concludes:
Well, there you go! Gbagbo blocked ADO in the hotel, now it's ADO who is blocking Gbagbo in his cellar.
@sixtem63 [18] stresses:
The Gbagbo chapter is closed, we don't need to talk about him any more on this thread! We can begin by finding him a nickname for the thread!
@ALISOUM [19] goes back over what seems the most important thing, that is:
Ouattara to the FRCI: “Every act of violence will be punished”.
@nightsnake1975 [11] repeats his comparison of the two men:
OUATTARA > Every act of violence will be punished; GBAGBO > You don't cry over the one who is helping you. Actually, it's not the same thing.
Now politics is reclaiming its rights, Christian_peace [20] teases:
Let's wait and see if the supreme LMPists accept the salary that ADO is soon going to transfer into their accounts.
@FreshleySnipez [21] follows with:
If any of them are really angry, they shouldn't go and pick up their salaries tomorrow. We'll wait and see. It's neo-colonial money kiakiak.
But comforting messages were quickly back again, sixtem63 [18] :
Think about getting some news about your neighbours. There are urgent needs. The thread #civsocial is there for this purpose.
@sroukoudazoa [22] :
LMP, play fair. To better prepare for the elections of tomorrow, it's important to accept today's defeat and learn a lesson from it.
And the Twittos list all they can do again, ALISOUM [19]
Now, all Ivorians can go to work and give back to Ivory Coast its place in the world. #CIV2010 [23]
@nnenna [24]
Open the banks. Pay people's salaries, let us drive, bring back our cars, water, electricity and gas. LET US LIVE.
@teekenb [25] :
At the end of the month I'm taking my things back to Abidjan.
@Swat_twit [26] :
Monday, I'll be in the office.
@kanazan [8] :
A news bulletin without swearing, without resorting to hatred, without threats, without miracles in the palm nut sauce. [27]
And continues:
Soon, people will be able to put their real name and real photos on this thread. #civ2010 [9] Enough clandestine behaviour.
@nightsnake1975 [11] wants to pass on an important message:
RT PLEASE -> Call to soldiers wounded in the scrub or hidden, to let someone know so they can be cared for. All they did was obey.
@kanazan [8] asks a basic question:
The Golf Hotel received fresh supplies by chopper; how will the bunker be supplied?
And laughs at the response from @MaryMary225 [17] :
The bunker will get supplies from the gutter, kiakiakia. That's twice you've killed me.
The Twittos conclude @myGMX [28] about Laurent Gbagbo:
The film has ended. The bandit has retreated to his cave.
On the address by Alassane Ouattara, frigolo59 [29] :
Rallying speech, responsible, standing for what the RCI must become again, “Let's go forward” dear brothers and sisters!
Others:
@itsme_leclerc [30] Ivorians, you are living in historic times.
@baoulet [31] PROUD TO BE IVORIAN.
@teekenb [25] stresses the importance of #civ2010 [9]
Alassane Dramane Ouattara is the strategist – but I'm sure that his advisers have followed the thread #civ2010 [9] to pinch the IDEAS HERE.
And obviously the Coast wouldn't be Ivory without a bit of humour, @nnenna [24] :
ALERT: A new word has arrived in the #IvoryCoast [32] saga: The Republic of “Bunkerkistan”.
And we'll finish with @SplinterCeII [33] who talks of reconciliation:
… #civamour [34] has been created! Let's promote this thread so everyone can be reconciled here!