Equatorial Guinea’s President
Teodoro Obiang’ Nguema has promoted
his first son Teodoro ‘Teodorin’ Obiang’
Mangue as the country’s vice-president,
local television confirmed.
Teodorin has been second vice-president.
The position of the second vice-president
has been abolished in the new
government structure, with uncertainty
looming over that of prime minister.
According to the Brazilian newspaper the
Terra Brasil, which quoted a local
television Tuesday, the president’s first
son will also be incharge of Defence and
National Security ministry.
Seize his assets
He has been fighting attempts by the US
administration to seize his assets,
denying charges that they were obtained
with allegedly corrupt funds taken from
his country.
Teodorin’s appointment follows the
formation of a new government after his
father’s April 24election win.
Former Vice-President Ignacio Milantais
now the State Council Chairman and the
presidential adviser.
President Nguema was re-elected with
93.7 per cent vote.
A military coup
Former Prime Minister Vicente Ehate
Tomí will now be the deputy president of
the State Council.
President Nguema is Africa’s longest-
serving leader and has ruled the former
Spanish colony since 1979 when he
ousted his uncle in a military coup.
Equatorial Guinea, though originally
Spanish-speaking, applied to join
Lusophone in 2006 and was admitted.
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