Local villagers in Ivory Coast could be seen shouting and dancing as they ready for the return of Laurent Gbagbo to his hometown of Mama.
After ten years of legal procedures, the former president is expected to arrive in Ivory Coast on Thursday.
He should soon make the trip to the Western town of Mama, where his supporters, whilst awaiting his return, are already celebrating.
In Mama, some even showed their devotion to the former ruler, by repainting his father’s house.
Without Gbagbo there will be no reconciliation. We prayed for Laurent Gbagbo to come back to us. Thank God he is coming back to us alive. We are so happy. We are ready to welcome him, to send him to his village. Without Gbagbo there will be no reconciliation,”
‘Gbagbo or nothing’ activist Béatrice Kragba says, as she steps off a bus coming from Gagnoa, a town located at a thirty minutes drive from which buses keep bringing Gbagbo supporters.
Many of Laurent Gbagbo’s supporters hope he will go back to politics after his return this Thursday. A possibility, that has angered victims of the 2010-2011 crisis, who still demand justice.
