The President of the Republic of Benin, Patrice Talon, re-elected with more than 65% at the end of the presidential election of April 11, 2021, was sworn in before the members of the Constitutional Court this Sunday, May 23 at the Charles De Gaulle stadium of Porto-Novo, located in the capital of the country. An opportunity taken by the Head of State to outline the direction of his new policy in this second five-year term. Priority will now be given to the social sector, since Patrice Talon is often accused of not providing sufficient assistance to the population. Its new policy will be based on the following pillars: education, health and energy.
The Head of State of Benin, Patrice Talon, was officially installed in his office on Sunday, May 23, 2021. Re-elected to a second five-year term, the 63-year-old man intends to reorient priorities and rely on the social component to relieve the population. With this in mind, he called on the opposition and all the vital forces of the nation to go to the essentials and put aside the differences noted throughout the electoral process. The elections, as well as the misunderstandings or quarrels they generate, are now a thing of the past,” the Head of State recalled at the beginning of his speech during the inauguration ceremony.
Its first mandate was more focused on infrastructure, finance, agriculture and industry. Now, in the PAG (Programme of Action of the Government) which defines the policy of the State and the direction of the budget, access to drinking water will be strengthened. Although notable efforts have been made by the Beninese government to increase the rate of drinking water supply from 45% to 70% in the first five-year period, Patrice Talon’s goal is to ensure that all Beninese citizens have access to safe drinking water before the end of 2023. From now on, our challenge, our leitmotiv must be to […] consolidate our march towards progress by remaining mobilized and united in our fight against poverty, our real and only enemy. [… ‘This is what will enable us to meet the challenge of making drinking water available throughout Benin by the end of 2023,’ he said.
The energy sector will also occupy a major place in the new policy of the Beninese head of state. With this, the former cotton tycoon intends to develop this key sector of the wearer by further increasing production. It is this same state of mind that will lead us in 30 months to energy self-sufficiency after having raised our production level in five years from almost zero to 60% of our needs. This will promote the provision of electricity to all, in all our communities,” he added.
Patrice Talon, who was re-elected with more than 65% of the vote, was often criticized for having devoted his entire policy to infrastructure during his first term in office. intends to rectify the situation by investing much more in the field of health to improve the technical plateau of hospitals, and in the field of education. In this last mandate at the head of Benin, Patrice Talon wants to make his mark by significantly raising the standard of living of Beninese citizens. My wish is that it be established at the end of the mandate, that I have given the best of myself for our common satisfaction and that I truly deserve to be called “Agbon non” he launched by recalling the nickname [owner of the breath», which his supporters gave him.
