Eyadema, obstacle to peace.

Your magazine has for years presented balanced and fair reports on my country, Togo. But your report on the recent elections in Togo lacked accuracy and credibility.

Your reporter, Ebow Godwin's view that the fear of anarchy and civil war frightened the people into thinking of keeping President Eyadema in power, is not only unfounded, but an insult to the Togolese, who have for years suffered at the hands of Eyadema.

Your article also discredited the Togolese people internationally and put our sympathisers in doubt. No people in any country would willingly want to suffer the brutality of any president, and keep such a person in power, (as Ebow put it "the devil they know"), just because they want to avoid a civil war or bloodbath.

It is unfortunate that Ebow, who has covered Togolose politics for years, seemed to have taken the side of Eyadema's manipulations, thus putting his credibility as a journalist in question.

The truth is that nothing will make the Togolese people think of keeping Eyadema in power for fear of political chaos, rather it is Eyadema's continued presence that is an obstacle to peace in Togo.

Atukui Datevi Kweku

Lome, Togo.