{"id":31357,"date":"2023-06-28T19:59:50","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T19:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/?p=31357"},"modified":"2023-06-28T20:18:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T20:18:14","slug":"message-of-independence-from-lds-general-secretary-gervais-henrie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/message-of-independence-from-lds-general-secretary-gervais-henrie","title":{"rendered":"Message of independence from LDS general secretary, Gervais Henrie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Seychelles. <\/strong><\/span><b>&#8220;Independence represented the birth of Seychelles as a sovereign nation&#8221;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On the occasion of the 47th anniversary of independence, the Seychelles Democratic Union Party (LDS) congratulates all of Seychelles for what we have achieved together as a nation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Independence represented the birth of Seychelles as a sovereign nation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Like a young adult who has just gained his freedom, even when we have made certain successes, we have also made several bad starts in our lives.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today, with a new government that has been leading Seychelles since October 2020, we have a new opportunity to start again &#8211; to avoid past mistakes and build on the good elements that have been instilled in us as a small Creole nation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Even when it is not easy to accomplish everything, LDS as a party in government we remain determined to lead Seychelles in a new era where we become a working nation, one that obeys the law, that is proud of its culture and its identity and that believes in the the principle of democracy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is still a lot to do, but with 3 years ahead of us before we celebrate our 50th anniversary of independence, we deserve to use this moment where the whole of Seychellois is right to do a self-examination of what it deserves to do as a responsible Seychellois for improvement his personal life, his family situation, participate in his community and help his country better.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All of us have a duty and responsibility to be more sensitive to what is happening around us as Article 40 of our Constitution asks us to.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In LDS, we believe in the Spanishization of Seychelles through our 2020 election slogan, which said &#8216;Seysel Pour Tou Son Zanfan.&#8217; It is a principle that we still firmly believe in. 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