The death of the Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Luca Attanasio, is causing more than one Congolese to react, namely the members of the Lamuka political platform.
Martin Fayulu, current coordinator of Lamuka and president of the political party Engagement Citoyen pour le Développement, ECIDé, offers his condolences to the family of the illustrious deceased.
« Deeply saddened by the death of the Italian ambassador, his driver and his bodyguard. Ambassador Luca Attanasio, a warm-hearted man, broke in his prime. My condolences to the Italian government and the families of the missing », he said.
Jean-Pierre Bemba, President of the political party Movement for the Liberation of Congo, MLC, keeps memories of Luca Attanasio of a man involved in the preservation of forests and concerned about the development of rural areas.
« It is with dismay that I learned of the death of Italian Ambassador Luca Attanasio. I had the pleasure of speaking with him on 26 January 2021. I remember him as a man involved in the preservation of the forests and concerned about the development of rural areas. I offer my sincere condolences to the Italian people and his family, » the MLC president tweeted.
Moïse Katumbi, President of the Ensemble pour la République, did not refrain from condemning these criminal acts in the strongest possible terms.
« On a humanitarian mission in Goma, Luca Attanasio, Italian ambassador, his driver and his guard were killed by criminals who sow death in Kivu. I strongly condemn these despicable acts.
May they rest in peace. All my condolences to the families who have suffered, » he said.
Adophe Muzito, president of the political party Nouvel Élan, condemns the failure to restore state authority in the East, which has caused millions of deaths in that part of the country.
Sad news for the DRC and Italy, the non-establishment of state authority in the east of the DRC has cost the lives of a brave ambassador of a friendly country and his team who were going to the rescue of the people who were wounded. My condolences to Italy and families, » he wrote via Twitter.
Luca Attanasio died in an ambush of a WFP convoy in eastern DRC.
Hugues Mpaka Mutwefa Brelo
