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Viewing cable 07NIAMEY783, NIGER: PRESIDENT TANDJA NAMES NEW PRIME MINISTER TO

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07NIAMEY783 2007-06-07 10:35 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Niamey
VZCZCXRO8293
RR RUEHMA RUEHPA
DE RUEHNM #0783/01 1581035
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 071035Z JUN 07
FM AMEMBASSY NIAMEY
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 3563
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 0555
RUEHZK/ECOWAS COLLECTIVE
RUEHLMC/MCC WASHDC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 NIAMEY 000783 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR AF/W; PARIS FOR AFRICA WATCHER 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV KDEM KCOR NG
SUBJECT:  NIGER: PRESIDENT TANDJA NAMES NEW PRIME MINISTER TO 
REPLACE THE ONE CENSURED BY THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 
 
REF:  (A) Niamey 756 (B) Niamey 737 
 
NIAMEY 00000783  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
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Summary 
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1. President Tandja appointed Seini Oumarou as Prime Minister to 
replace Hama Amadou, who was removed by the National Assembly's no 
confidence vote. The National Assembly's removal of the Prime 
Minister through constitutional means is a positive sign that 
Niger's relatively new democratic culture is taking hold.  The move 
is unlikely to result in a significant shift in government policy, 
or in Amadou's chances in the 2009 presidential election. END 
SUMMARY. 
 
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Out with the Old 
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2. On May 26, 14 opposition members of the National Assembly 
submitted a motion of no confidence against the GON over its 
handling of the Primary Education Ministry (MEBA) case. The 
opposition claimed that the GON jeopardized the ten-year educational 
development program funded by foreign donors. It also criticized the 
Prime Minister and two other senior ministers for using "various 
maneuvers, small tricks, and other legal quibbling" to avoid 
testifying before High Court of Justice's (HCJ) investigation 
commission. 
 
3. Members of the ruling coalition tried to block action on the 
motion by questioning the motion's admissibility on the grounds that 
the issue was already before the HCJ 
and that two of the signatories of the no confidence motion were 
members of the HCJ. The speaker conferred with legal experts to 
solve the impasse, but to no avail. The majority submitted a 
petition to seek the Constitutional Court's advice on this issue. 
 
4. On May 30, the Constitutional Court ruled that "1) the National 
Assembly could discuss a motion of no confidence referring to a case 
pending before the High Court of Justice without infringing the 
constitutional principles of the separation of powers and the 
independence of the judiciary. 2) the fact that two members of 
parliament and the High Court of Justice sign a motion of no 
confidence referring to a case pending before that court, 
participate in discussions and vote thereof does not vitiate the 
motion, but could render these two MPs unsuited for a seat in the 
panel of judges of the High Court of Justice if they have abandoned 
their duty to preserve secrecy." 
 
5. On May 31, the National Assembly discussed and voted the motion 
of no confidence. Three of the four caucuses that make up the 
National Assembly asked their members to support the motion. The 
tally was 62 for and 51 against. The vote was by secret ballot, but 
it appears that virtually all of the opposition and many of majority 
coalition voted for the motion, with the Prime Minister's support 
largely limited to his MNSD party, which has 48 Assembly seats. 
 
6. Article 89 of Niger's Constitution provides that when the 
National Assembly adopts a motion of no confidence, "the Prime 
Minister submits the cabinet's resignation to the President." 
Article 119.10 of the National Assembly by-laws states, "the 
adoption of a motion of no confidence by a majority of members of 
the National Assembly automatically entails the resignation of the 
cabinet." 
 
7. Hama Amadou responded to the Assembly's action by stating that 
"This is democracy at work. We are democrats and we hope that our 
democracy continues to grow. I congratulate the opposition for 
having achieved a masterstroke. A majority that lacks a soul can 
only crumble. However, this is not the fall of our regime; it is 
just the fall of a cabinet. I am glad to hear the PNDS's respect and 
full support for President Tandja. That makes two of us." 
 
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In with the New 
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8. Article 45 of Niger's Constitution provides that "the President 
of the Republic appoints the prime minister from a list of three (3) 
officials proposed by the majority. Upon the prime minister's 
proposition, he appoints the other members of the cabinet..." The 
President may also choose to reiterate his trust to the dismissed 
cabinet by dissolving the National Assembly (article 48 of the 
constitution). In this case, new elections should be held within 45 
to 90 days to renew the National Assembly. 
 
9. On June 3, President Tandja announced the appointment of Seini 
Oumarou as Prime Minister.  Oumarou had been Minister of Equipment 
 
NIAMEY 00000783  002.2 OF 002 
 
 
and Infrastructure since 2004, having previously served as Minister 
of Commerce from 1999 to 2004. He was born on August 9, 1950 in 
Tillabery. He graduated from the Ecole Suprieure de Commerce in 
Lyon, France, where he obtained his diploma of graduate studies in 
business management in 1974. From 1975 to 1978, he was deputy 
director of Niger Afrique, a car dealership; from 1979 to 1986, he 
was director of customer relations at the national electrical 
company (NIGELEC). After that, he became a private businessman, 
promoter and CEO of ENITRAP paper manufacturing company from 1987 to 
1998, when the company filed bankruptcy. His political career 
started in 1995, when he was appointed Special Advisor to the Prime 
Minister. Mr. Oumarou is a close friend of the former PM Hama Amadou 
and number two in the executive board of the MNSD. He has been the 
president of the MNSD Tillabery section since 2002. 
 
10. Oumarou's appointment followed long debates and maneuvers within 
each of the three caucuses that make up the majority at the National 
Assembly. Each of the caucuses chose a candidate to be considered by 
President Tandja, who selected Oumarou of the MNSD.  The other two 
candidates were Abdou Hamani of the Democratic and Social Convention 
(CDS) and Ali Seyni of the "Rally of Democrats" group comprised of 
three parties: the National Alliance for Democracy and Progress 
(ANDP), the Social Democratic Rally (RSD), and the Rally for 
Democracy and Progress (RDP).  Oumarou's competitor for the MNSD nod 
was reportedly former Agriculture Minister Wassalke Boukare, who is 
considered close to President Tandja. 
 
11. No legal provisions determine the regional origin or ethnic 
affiliation of a candidate, but there is a tacit agreement within 
the political class that when the President of Niger is from the 
eastern region of the country, the prime minister should be from the 
west, and vice-versa. As President Tandja comes from the east, the 
prime minister should, in that spirit, be from the west.  All three 
proposed candidates were from the west. 
 
12. Many of the parliamentarians who voted for the no confidence 
motion expressed disappointment with Oumarou's appointment.  They 
did not see him a sufficient change from Amadou because he was a 
senior member of the cabinet that was dismissed on May 31 and was 
close to the former prime minister.  They are concerned that Oumarou 
may try to divert the investigation into Amadou's alleged 
involvement in MEBA corruption case.  Moreover, Oumarou himself has 
been implicated in the MEBA case.  His critics claim that he lacks 
the leadership and insight required to be prime minister. 
 
13. Oumarou had not announced a new government as of June 6.  The 
Ministries are currently being run by their Secretaries General. 
 
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Comment 
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14. The peaceful and constitutional removal of the Prime Minister is 
an impressive demonstration of the respect for the rule of law in 
Niger's relatively brief democratic history.  We expect many of the 
Ministers to be reappointed, particularly those viewed as close to 
President Tandja such as Foreign Minister Mindaoudou and Finance 
Minister Zeine.  There is little reason to expect Amadou's removal 
will mark a change in government policy, or seriously undercut his 
front runner status in the 2009 presidential elections. 
 
KORAN