Presse

Appointed Director General of the Energy and Water Company of Gabon (SEEG), on May 22, 2023, Senegalese Ousmane Cissé resigned following strong criticism of his appointment as a foreigner at the head of a nationalized company. .
Sylvère Biteghe will act as interim until a new Director is appointed.

The appointment of Ousmane Cissé only lasted 3 days at the head of the Société d’énergie et d’eau du Gabon (SEEG). Appointed in an extraordinary session of the board of directors, on May 22, 2023, the Senegalese, brand new and controversial Director General of SEEG, was admitted to return the apron at the end of a board of directors held on the evening of 25 to May 26.

In a press release dated May 26 from SEEG, the resigning party justified his decision by his desire to avoid putting a brake on SEEG’s transformation objective, which can only be implemented in a climate of serenity. .

Deputy Director General in charge of Technical and Operations, the Gabonese Sylvère Biteghe will ensure the interim until the appointment of a new Director, at the end of a call for applications process, informed the document.

The appointment of Ousmane Cissé, four days earlier, aroused strong criticism from part of Gabonese public opinion and civil society, which disapproves of the appointment of a “foreigner” to head a company nationalized following the departure of Véolia. They demanded his resignation. For them, there are competent Gabonese who deserve these positions of responsibility in their own country.