In a national address on the occasion of the national holiday, the Head of State made a frank assessment of the country's situation. Madagascar remains heavily dependent on external factors, he acknowledged.
For his national address yesterday evening, Colonel Randrianirina exchanged traditional attire for combat fatigues.
The struggle continues. In essence, this is the watchword of Colonel Michaël Randrianirina, Head of State, in his national address yesterday on the occasion of the national holiday. "The struggle for Independence, led by the heroes of our Nation, continues today," he declared.
The senior officer called for "collective effort, unity and sincere solidarity, and above all genuine love of the homeland." These are imperatives, according to him, given the situation of dependence in which Madagascar remains trapped. In a lucid tone, the resident of Iavoloha acknowledged that "we remain heavily dependent, both politically and economically." This situation means the country "merely endures the effects of globalization," he added.
"If we consider these 66 years that have passed, many observations are evident. We have not yet achieved food self-sufficiency. The energy we need still depends on foreign sources. The medicines and medical equipment necessary to care for our population are also imported. Similarly, public policies and social projects in our country are, for the most part, financed by foreign partners," this is the assessment made by the Head of State.
Sacred UnionTherefore, on the occasion of the national holiday, Colonel Randrianirina called on everyone to transcend the mere aspect of celebration. He urged citizens to engage in introspection about what they can do to lift the country out of the quagmire in which it is sinking.
"This is the moment for each of us to reflect deeply on patriotism and on the contribution that falls to us. It is precisely in this process of refoundation that we must demonstrate it," he affirmed.
Facing this independence that he considers unfinished, the Head of State maintained: "we need a paradigm shift." The idea is clearly to break with this pattern of multidimensional dependence. To hear him tell it, the sacred union of the entire nation will be the lever to achieve this. To this end, Colonel Randrianirina reiterated that "the enemy we must fight together is poverty."
Garry Fabrice Ranaivoson