{"id":50883,"date":"2023-11-22T20:30:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T20:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/leave-no-one-behind-nyusi-tells-new-secretary-of-state-for-manica"},"modified":"2023-11-22T20:40:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T20:40:07","slug":"leave-no-one-behind-nyusi-tells-new-secretary-of-state-for-manica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/leave-no-one-behind-nyusi-tells-new-secretary-of-state-for-manica","title":{"rendered":"\u201cLeave no one behind,\u201d Nyusi tells new Secretary of State for Manica"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>After Stefan Dick\u2019s dismissal on Tuesday, President Filipe Nyusi today asked the new Secretary of State in the province of Manica, Fernando Bemane de Sousa, to act in conjunction with local institutions and \u201cwithin the law\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is necessary to continue to create a cordial working environment, of permanent institutional articulation and coordination with all the structures that you will find in the province of Manica. Our choice of you is because we recognize your ability and competence to carry out with professionalism the tasks that have been assigned to you,\u201d Filipe Nyusi said after swearing Fernando Bemane de Souss into office in the Presidency of the Republic in Maputo.<\/p>\n

The Mozambican president dismissed Stefan Dick Kassotche Mphiri from the post of Secretary of State for Manica province, in the centre of the country, on Tuesday (21-11) and immediately appointed to the post Bemane de Sousa, until yesterday Deputy Minister of Land and Environment.<\/p>\n

The presidency statement did not mention the reasons for the dismissal of the former Secretary of State, but the decision came less than a week after a group of 100 civil society organisations publicly appealed to the head of state to remove Mphiri from office, commenting that he had made a public speech calling for \u201ca reflection on the Law to Prevent and Combat Premature Unions, allegedly to legitimise the involvement of minors in premature unions\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe in integrity, loyalty, humility, fidelity and objectivity in transmitting the vision of our governance, within the principles defined by the law and policies of our governance. Seek tirelessly to seek solutions to solve the problems of the populations,\u201d Nyusi urged, without justifying the change. \u201cRedouble the effort to accelerate the implementation of the government\u2019s various initiatives that impact the lives of communities and leave no one behind. Be creative, proactive, but always within the parameters of the law and make a difference in the implementation of these and other development programmes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Repudiation by civil society<\/b><\/p>\n

A group of 100 Mozambican civil society organizations, represented by the Civil Society Forum for Children\u2019s Rights, the Civil Society Learning and Training Centre, Forum Mulher, the Men for Change Network, the Network Against Child Abuse and the Coalition for Elimination of Premature Unions, on November 16th had issued a \u201cnote of repudiation\u201d , reacting with \u201cenormous indignation and perplexity\u201d to statements made by Mphiri the previous day.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe statements were made during an event in the district of Gondola, Manica, debating the issue of girls\u2019 retention at school, where girls, community and religious leaders, parents and guardians participated,\u201d the note of repudiation reads. \u201c\u2018There are children as young as 10 who present the body of a 23-year-old mother […],\u2019 the Secretary of State said, going on to ask: \u2018When Mary became pregnant with Jesus, how old was she?\u2019, suggesting a biblical basis for the promotion of premature unions,\u201d it adds.<\/p>\n

In the view of the organisations, the statements call into question \u201cnational and international achievements and strides made by the state and Government of Mozambique, as well as civil society and the entire Mozambican people\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey violate the basis and the rights enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic, the Family Law, the Law to Prevent and Combat Premature Unions and other legal instruments that protect and defend children\u2019s rights,\u201d they allege.<\/p>\n

In the same note of repudiation, the organisations asked the President of the Republic to \u201cdismiss the Secretary of State in Manica\u201d for \u201cviolating\u201d current legislation, and the Public Prosecutor, as \u201cpublic defender\u201d, to \u201cinvestigate this public crime and take appropriate action regarding this attitude and behaviour, which violates a constitutional principle of defending the \u2018best interests of the child’\u201d.<\/p>\n

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