It is imperative that the president takes immediate action against anyone who is found to be in the wrong
The optics were horrible. The president was out of the country on official business, and flags were flying at half mast in honour of a former deputy president who died after a short illness.
Then, suddenly, a group of heavily armed men in combat gear appeared live on television, standing behind their commander who, flanked by his lieutenants, was about to address a press conference. It gave one that uncanny feeling of a military coup d’etat…