Ivorian rebels arrive in Accra

Ivorian rebels on Tuesday expressed doubts about President Laurent Gbagbo's commitment to the implementation of the various accords singed in France and Accra to end the civil war.

They said although it was agreed that President Gbagbo should delegate some of his powers to the Prime Minister this had not been done.

Mr Sidik Konate, Spokesman for the Patriotic Movement of Cote d'Ivoire (MPCI) told Journalists on arrival in Accra to consult with the ECOWAS Chairman, President John Agyekum Kufuor on the progress made in resolving the crisis in that country and also to brief him on the current situation in the country.

He was accompanied by Guillaume Soro, General Secretary of the MPCI, Toa Fuzzy, Chief Adjutant and Issa Diakite, the man the rebels have proposed to be Minister for Territorial Administration.

The MPCI also accused President Gbagbo of appointing a Defence Minister in violation of the accord, which stipulated that a special security council should be formed out of which a Defence Minister would be appointed.

The group also expressed concern about their personal security if they had to take part in Cabinet meetings in Abidjan and called on ECOWAS and the UN to provide them with the needed security to integrate into the Ivorian government.

Mr Konate said there was still fighting along the western borders of La Cote d'Ivoire and accused President Gbagbo of recruiting Liberian refugees to engage in atrocities in that area.

The MPCI lauded the effort of President Kufuor to ensure peace in the country saying that they were in Accra to enhance the efforts of the ECOWAS Chairman.

"We're here in a spirit to ensure that lasting peace returns to Cote d'Ivoire."

Also expected in the country is the Ivorian Prime Minister Seydou Diarra.