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afrol.com, 27 October - Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangué, alias "Teodorín", has demanded "the resignation en bloc" of the Equatorial Guinean Government, the Spanish International Radio read from an open letter by the first-born son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema. Teodorín, the son of the President, is seen as the likely "successor to the throne" in Equatorial Guinea, as the cancer diseased President lately has been observed to campaign for his son in public. President Obiang has started to "worry more an more about his succession," the opposition notes. Teodorín presently holds the title of Minister of Water and Forests, but there are rumors that he will be given the post as Vice-President of the ruling party at their upcoming congress, which would make him a candidate for the presidency. In his open letter, Teodorín accuses his fellow members of the Executive to work for their private interest, ignoring the needs of the people. Teodorín allegedly makes special mention of the ministers of Education, Foreign Affairs, Labour and Mining and Energy, accusing them, among other things, not to take their responsibilities serving the people seriously. Accusations of corruption against Equatorial Guinean Ministers and Ministries are common and well documented. It is, however, the first time that these come from within the government. First signs of these new winds blowing came early this month, when several MPs criticized the Prime Minister, Angel Serafin Seriche Dougan, and other ministers on the question of corruption in public offices and urged them to report on the state of corruption in the ministries they represent. Teodorín himself is known for his playboy life and "wild" parties on Ibiza and other jet set resorts, he is said to have played a vital part in the Equatorial Guinean drug trafficking network and he is central in the clan that controls the country, including public money. Therefore, nobody in Equatorial Guinea believes that the accusations of "the Patrón" are made with the intention of cleaning up in the widespread corruption. It rather is a sign of Teodorín positioning himself in a beginning power struggle. Enhanced oppression of anybody the least suspicious has been increasingly reported lately. Felipe Ondó, president of the oppositional Fuerza Demócrata Republicana (FDR), recently stated that the
President Obiang "wants to pass his post to his son, and the strategy he is using is cleansing the persons he suspects to be against this decision from the Military Forces." The oppositional politician says that Obiang was trying to "impose a republican monarchy" and claims that his first-born already had been received "with all the Honours of a Head of State" in various places in the country. Sources: La Diáspora, opposition parties, RIE
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