 Koulibaly was notably absent from the hastily arranged swearing-in ceremony, raising some eyebrows.In an interview a few days later, Koulibaly explained that he had been out of the country at the time.Regarding the severe political controversy that had erupted between Gbagbo and Ouattara, Koulibaly urged calm and stressed that the dispute should be peacefully resolved through the creation of a national unity government.