Libreville’s municipal council reconvened yesterday in the Jean-Félix Lassy hall to review and adopt the 2025 administrative and management accounts, marking a step toward normalcy at the City Hall. The session, attended by Marie-Françoise Dikoumba, Governor of the Estuary Province, unfolded in a context shaped by recent political changes within the municipality.
Earlier in April, the rejection of the 2026 draft budget by a majority of councilors triggered a political transition, leading to the departure of Pierre Matthieu Obame Etoughe’s executive team and the election of a new leadership under Eugène Mba. The proceedings this time reflected a more stable environment, aligning with the decentralization law’s mandate to assess the previous year’s financial performance during the first ordinary session of the year.
Eugène Mba, the newly elected Mayor of Libreville, opened the discussion by emphasizing the significance of the administrative account as a comprehensive record of all budgetary operations executed during the fiscal year. It serves as a tool to contrast initial budget projections with actual revenue collected and expenditures incurred.
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For the 2025 fiscal year, the budget—initially set at 25.623 billion CFA francs under special delegation—was later adjusted with an additional 500 million CFA francs. The final administrative account presented to councilors revealed a positive management result of 1.311 billion CFA francs. Though Mba was not in office during that fiscal period, he justified overseeing the financial review under the principle of public service continuity.
He urged councilors to scrutinize the documents with diligence and responsibility. Beyond approving the administrative and management accounts, the council also deliberated on a proposal concerning the Mindoubé commercial complex, which municipal authorities presented as a strategic initiative to bolster local economic activity and enhance the city’s financial resources.
