Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba has written off his opponents\u2019 chances in the country\u2019s upcoming presidential election.<\/p>\n
TVC NEWS\u2019 Bukola Samuel-Wemimo reports that Bongo also dismissed allegations he was not Gabonese, but Nigerian \u2014 which would make him ineligible to stand for reelection later this month.<\/p>\n
Gabonese opposition parties have insisted that President Bongo is not the biological son of his predecessor Omar Bongo, and is therefore ineligible to contest.<\/p>\n
Over 2500 complaints have been submitted by Gabonese opposition parties, detailing allegations about his adoption by late President Omar Bongo.<\/p>\n
These allegations suggest that the plot against his reelection may be grander as, French essayist, Pierre Pean writes that , Ali, formerly Alain Bongo was brought from Biafra, during Nigeria\u2019s civil war, and adopted by his father, Omar, Biafra.<\/p>\n
Pierre claims that The late Bongo was a supporter of Biafra, who airlifted many children from there.\u00a0 Whether the allegations carry weight or not, Bongo was conceived 18 months before Omar Bongo\u2019s marriage to former Gabonese first lady, Patience Dabany, his mother, another grey area, which seems to give credence to his accusers.<\/p>\n