He’s urging the electoral commission to publish that results in the near future.

As a  businessman and oil tycoon, Martin Fayulu learned the art of the deal.

But he’s adamant there will be no horse trading over who wins the Presidential election in the DRC.

He says the people already know the winner.

He stops short of claiming victory himself which would be breaking the law.

But Fayulu warns the authorities against trying to disguise the truth.

Fayulu and another opposition candidate Felix Tshisikedi are believed to have shaded Emmanuel Shadary who was picked by the ruling coalition to succeed President Joseph Kabila in the Congo’s first democratic change of leadership in its history. 

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Political leaders have signed the deal brokered by Roman Catholic Church mediators. Both Kabila and opposition leader Etienne Tshisikedi have yet to ink it.

The New Year’s Eve agreement comes after months of deadly unrest threatening to further destabilise the vast Central African nation with a painful history of dictatorship and civil war.

The violence prevented Catholic church officials from meeting their Christmas deadline.

Some members of Kabila’s party are casting doubt on the feasibility of the electoral deadline.

Deputy Prime Minister Ramazani Shadari says the questions about the dates are highly technical. If they won’t work, there will be an evaluation. It’s why a council has been adopted to follow up on the agreement.

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