In a memo read to the DG ai and DGA of the Régie des Voies Aériennes (RVA), William Pambu Pambu, on Friday June 4, 2021, addressed and received by Minister of State, the Minister of Portfolio on June 2, with a copy for information to the President of the Republic, to the Prime Minister, to the Ministers of Transport and Ways of Communications and that of Labor, the agents of the RVA denounce the acts of the PCA Bienvenu Liyota Ndjolu and request the application of fair and coercive measures to put out of harm’s way this public representative whom they consider to be the sworn enemy of social policy “the people first”.
Acknowledging the courage taken by the agents, DG a.i. William Pambu Pambu did not go by the back of the spoon to say out loud what was once taboo. According to him, the poverty of the agents of the RVA is intelligently organized and has for entry gates the international airports and certain very active national airports, where the enemies of the agents and of the Régie have placed their relatives to reduce the revenues and recover the surplus. Worse, even the little that remains is still diverted.
For this system to work, they put on a seat belt which is the union. The latter is well treated to close the eyes and protect the evil. The effective solution to ending this system is to re-establish it so that repeat offenders are arrested.
With 54 airports across the country, RVA is a sprawling company. Supporting the RVA means protecting the entire Congo, he said. Because, we must not forget that the RVA is concerned with the security of the state. Most of the rebellions in the eastern part of the Republic have been fueled through airports with the entry of arms and the escape of resources. So, you have to open the eye and the good one.
Another aspect that should always be borne in mind is that the personal security of the President of the Republic is mainly found at airports. Reason why we need men to trust. This is what is being done in accordance with the waiver of the Presidency of the Republic. If the Presidency has understood that something must be done urgently while respecting the administrative procedure, nothing can block the machine, said William Pambu Pambu, while stressing that even the PCA had received a copy of this letter of the 21 February 2O21.
If PCA Liyota does not want the Head of State’s instructions to be carried out, he must be courageous and attack the President of the Republic who signed the waiver and not the executor William Pambu Pambu. Because, the problem related to air navigation is not only related to money but also to a dangerous understaffing which also concerns safety and security. There are entities without supervisors.
“The fight to be waged concerns everyone. God always uses a man to bring his people out of suffering and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, that man is President Félix Tshisekedi. When you elect a leader, in principle, the big change comes from his impetus, but materialization begins at the base. Today we cannot magnify the Head of State while remaining blind to the plight of company officials. A public agent must walk in the shadow of the principal agent who is the President of the Republic. The only representative elected by the people by direct universal suffrage. Some claim to work for this head of state while impoverishing the population destroying businesses. This is not the way the people will support the President of the Republic, ”he said. Then to add: The current DG of the RVA can leave his post today but, it will be a gain for him. As long as he respects what is written, William Pambu Pambu said never to change his position.
A trained economist from the Central Bank, William Pambu Pambu said that compared to other countries, the RVA, a public company, has the advantage of managing all the airports and runways in the country. This is an opportunity for the company to be shockingly wealthy.
RVA is not poor but impoverished by small groups of people. Of the nine members of the Management Committee, William Pambu Pambu claims to be the only one who wants the well-being of the agents and the company. It cannot weaken him. The social aspect of the company is nowhere considered a priority and we must not remain silent in the face of this situation. We must not hide behind the health crisis. The deplorable situation within the RVA predates the covid-19 pandemic.
Yves Kadima / The Phare