By Bobb Rousseau, PhD
In anticipation of the expiration of the current governmental mandate on February 7 2026, a structured post mandate governance framework has been prepared for submission to the Transitional Presidential Council and to United States government counterparts in Washington. The proposal would prevent institutional collapse while establishing enforceable mechanisms for security, fiscal control, and election preparation during the transition period.
The framework preserves executive continuity by retaining the sitting Prime Minister in office while converting the role into a limited mandate focused on execution rather than discretionary power. The Prime Minister would operate under a formal National Action Mandate that defines objectives, timelines, and budget ceilings for a twelve month stabilization period. This mandate would function as a binding operational contract between the executive and an independent oversight authority.
That authority would be the National Oversight Committee, a seven to nine member body composed of public finance experts, security and logistics specialists, legal and compliance officers, infrastructure planners, and senior diaspora technocrats. Members would be selected based on technical qualifications rather than political affiliation. One seat would be held by a multilateral backed international guarantor to provide external credibility and to co authorize financial controls. The Committee would not replace the government but would exercise binding authority over national priorities, public spending releases, procurement standards, and performance reporting.
All discretionary state funds, international assistance designated for public use, and diaspora performance contributions would be routed through a jointly administered treasury account managed by the Central Bank, the Oversight Committee, and the international guarantor. Funds would be released only when independently verified milestones are met, ending the practice of unconditional disbursements that have historically undermined accountability. Procurement under this system would be governed by open contracting rules, independent price benchmarking, and third party audit.
The Oversight Committee would issue and monitor a twelve month National Action Mandate covering five core sectors: security and logistics, public finance, basic public services, infrastructure and trade, and election preparation. Each sector would be governed by measurable targets and delivery deadlines. Performance would be published every thirty days in a national scorecard reporting on police deployment, port and fuel terminal operations, school and hospital reopenings, customs revenue, payroll integrity, and voter registry readiness.
The first ninety days of the mandate would be dedicated to stabilization. Priority actions would include securing major ports, fuel depots, and supply corridors, deploying vetted police and logistical support units, and restoring food and fuel distribution to the population. No electoral activity would be authorized during this period, as security and logistics are treated as prerequisites for any credible political process.
From ninety to one hundred twenty days, the focus would shift to restoring state functionality. Courts, customs offices, and tax collection systems would be reactivated, government payrolls would be audited to eliminate fraudulent beneficiaries, and revenue collection would be digitized to reduce leakage. These measures are intended to restore the government’s capacity to fund its own core operations.
By one hundred eighty days, the mandate would move to preparing national legitimacy. A verified voter registry, secured polling sites, an independent election commission, and a pilot framework for diaspora voting would be required before any election calendar could be certified. The Oversight Committee would be responsible for confirming that these conditions are met prior to releasing any funds for electoral operations.
Diaspora participation would be institutionalized through a Diaspora Compact Office reporting to the Oversight Committee. Diaspora contributions would be pooled into a Diaspora Performance Fund subject to the same escrow and milestone release rules as international assistance. Diaspora technical teams would be deployed to customs, treasury, fuel distribution, and procurement functions with defined performance targets and public reporting.
This framework gives the Transitional Presidential Council and international partners a credible instrument for managing continuity, restoring security and fiscal discipline, and preparing elections under verifiable conditions. By combining executive continuity with enforceable oversight, conditional financing, and transparent performance metrics, the plan establishes a governance structure capable of stabilizing Haiti while preserving the path toward constitutional legitimacy.
Bobb Rousseau, PhD
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