Yaounde Government Delegate Defends Blunder By Blaming It On His Secretaries

Gilbert Tsimi Evouna, Government Delegate to the Yaounde urban council made a costly mistake this morning at Palais des Congres, in the nation’s capital. In his welcome address to the Heads of State during the extraordinary summit of  CEEAC dedicated to the fight against Boko Haram today in Yaounde, Gilbert Evouna greeted all the heads of state present and left out President Ali Bongo of Gabon.

As the Government Delegate continued with his speech, a member of Protocol came blowing in his ear that he had failed by not recognising the Gabonese leader. Gilbert Tsimi Evouna fought back: "I forgot to mention His Excellency the President of the Republic of Gabon. You know, the secretaries at the last moment swallowed one sentence. I believe it is the sentence that carried the name of President Bongo”. He eventually retired to a round of applause from the crowd led by President Ali Bongo.