Sandiara, July 2 (APS) – The sub-prefect of Sessène, Richard Birame Faye, officially installed, on Monday, Aliou Gningue, in his new functions as mayor of Sandiara (West), replacing Serigne Guèye Diop, who resigned following his appointment to the post of Minister of Industry and Commerce.
“I have a sense of pride and responsibility. The councilors chose me for the hope they have for me to work in the service of the people of Sandiara,” he said after his installation.
Aliou Gningue obtained 40 votes out of the 55 councillors in the commune of Sandiara, at the end of the vote by municipal councillors.
He said he considered “this election as a priesthood.”
Mr. Gningue pledged to be “the mayor of the entire population of Sandiara. “I will be at their side, to work to satisfy their needs,” he reassured again.
Aliou Gningue promised to work for “universal access to basic vital services, namely electricity, water, sanitation, health and education.”
“It is extremely important that these services are made available to the people of Sandiara,” he stressed.
To achieve this, the mayor of Sandiara intends to continue.
“The plan we have for the development of Sandiara is based on continuity, by making very significant changes for the development of the commune in the next three years,” he said, while stressing that the commune of Sandiara has “extremely significant potential in (the area of) agriculture and livestock breeding.”
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