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René Serge Blanchard Oba is a Congolese politician. He is the President of the Movement for Solidarity and Development (MSD), a political party, and he was the Administrator-General of the Congo Telecommunications Company (SOTELCO) from 2003 to 2008. He was a Deputy in the National Assembly of Congo-Brazzaville from 2007 to 2012. ==ONPT and SOTELCO== Oba was a trade union leader for a time;〔"René Serge Blanchard Oba relevé de ses fonctions!", ''La Semaine Africaine'', number 2,774, 7 March 2008, page 3 .〕 subsequently he worked as the Director-General of the National Office of Posts and Telecommunications (ONPT) and the National Savings Bank.〔("L'ONPT révise les tarifs de ses communications téléphoniques" ), ''Les Dépêches de Brazzaville'', 22 January 2002 .〕 He was considered a protégé of Edith Sassou Bongo, who was President Denis Sassou Nguesso's daughter as well as the wife of Omar Bongo, the President of Gabon.〔("Akouala "Detel"" ), ''La Lettre du Continent'', number 576, Africa Intelligence, 19 November 2009 .〕 Speaking on 22 January 2002, he discussed the increasingly competitive environment faced by the ONPT due to mobile phone companies as well as a revision of telephone rates, which was implemented earlier in the month and intended to make the ONPT more competitive.〔 In the May 2002 parliamentary election, Oba stood as a candidate in the fifth constituency of Talangaï, a district of Brazzaville, but he and a number of other candidates were disqualified after the first round of voting by the National Election Organization Commission (CONEL) due to voting irregularities.〔Albert M'Paka, ''Démocratie et vie politique au Congo-Brazzaville: Enjeux et recompositions politique'' (2007), pages 261–262 .〕〔("Elections législatives: les candidats disqualifiés réagissent" ), ''Les Dépêches de Brazzaville'', 29 May 2002 .〕 Oba was accused of orchestrating violence and the destruction of ballot boxes.〔 In response to CONEL's decision, Oba thanked his supporters and urged them to remain calm.〔 In 2003, when the ONPT was split into two separate companies, Oba was appointed to head the Congo Telecommunications Company (''Société des télécommunications du Congo'', SOTELCO),〔Quentin Loubou, ("Le nouvel administrateur général de la Société des télécommunications du Congo prend officiellement ses fonctions" ), ''Les Dépêches de Brazzaville'', 18 March 2008 .〕 a new company in which the state was the primary shareholder. Oba presided over the commercial launch of SOTELCO on 7 May 2003, and he said on the occasion that SOTELCO planned to offer more reasonable rates.〔("René-Serge Blanchard Oba lance officiellement les activités commerciales de la SOTELCO" ), ''Les Dépêches de Brazzaville'', 8 May 2003 .〕 However, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications announced on 18 June 2003 that Oba was being dismissed from his new post as Administrator-General of SOTELCO.〔("Nouvelles brèves" ), ''Les Dépêches de Brazzaville'', 19 June 2003 .〕 Some SOTELCO employees, pleased by the move, met on 19 June to thank President Sassou Nguesso for ending their "nightmare" and to "condemn the delaying tactics" of Oba's supporters.〔("Le personnel de l’ex-ONPT demande au président de la République de confirmer le limogeage de l’administrateur général de SOTELCO" ), ''Les Dépêches de Brazzaville'', 21 June 2003 .〕 Reactions in the press were varied. ''Le Coq'' criticized Jean Dello, the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, for deciding to dismiss Oba, arguing that there was no basis for the move. Meanwhile, ''Tam Tam d'Afrique'' attributed the decision to Oba's "mismanagement" and the "poisonous atmosphere" that prevailed under his leadership.〔("Revue de la presse congolaise pour la semaine du 16 au 22 juin" ), ''Les Dépêches de Brazzaville'', 27 June 2003 .〕 The decision to dismiss Oba proved abortive, and he continued to direct the company.〔("Serge Blanchard Oba" ), ''La Lettre du Continent'', number 429, Africa Intelligence, 28 August 2003 .〕〔("René-Serge Blanchard Oba annonce une réorganisation interne de la Sotelco" ), ''Les Dépêches de Brazzaville'', 3 November 2003 .〕 SOTELCO's finances were in a poor state in early 2005, but Oba anticipated that the problems would be resolved.〔Russell Southwood, ("Incumbent Sotelco on the verge of bankruptcy" ), ''Balancing Act'', 29 October 2007.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Serge Blanchard Oba」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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