Martin Madidi Fayulu

Over the course of his term he has swept aside or co-opted former allies of ex-President Joseph Kabila who had rigged Tshisekedi into power to keep rival oppositionist and the true winner of the 2018 elections Martin Fayulu out of the presidential palace (AC Vol 60 No 2 Data leak exposes plot to steal presidential vote)...

It was in Nairobi in late 2018 that Tshisekedi announced his candidature for the presidency much to the chagrin of the joint opposition force that had rallied under veteran oppositionist Martin Fayulu...

Martin Fayulu who in reality won the 2018 election hopes to contest the 2023 poll and will try to campaign across the country during 2022...

At that time Kabila wanted to stop the real winner at the polls Martin Fayulu from taking power...

But Martin Fayulu who is still holding out for official recognition of his apparent 2018 presidential election victory did not attend (AC Vol 60 No 2 Data leak exposes plot to steal presidential vote)...

Martin Fayulu was shown by CENI data leaked by whistleblowers to Africa Confidential and other media to be the real victor (AC Vol 60 No 2 Data leak exposes plot to steal presidential vote)...

The presidential contest was won easily by Martin Fayulu according to leaks from CENI itself seen at the time by Africa Confidential but the commission declared Félix Tshisekedi the victor (AC Vol 60 No 2 Data leak exposes plot to steal presidential vote)...

Instead the outgoing president struck a deal to make Tshisekedi president in order to exclude the true victor Martin Fayulu who was backed by some of Kabila's fiercest enemies...

Martin Fayulu the rival opposition candidate who leaked voting data indicates was in reality the comfortable winner is still calling – without much luck – for the Congolese to emulate the Algerians and Sudanese in rising up to defend democracy (AC Vol 60 No 6 Kabila corners Tshisekedi)...

Another absentee was Martin Fayulu the man who the evidence suggests won the presidential poll last December (AC Vol 60 No 1 Church claims sweeping opposition win)...