Following the reorganization of the Government, the Head of State congratulated the Prime Minister, Mr. Ousmane SONKO, who continues his mission as Head of Government, Mr. Abass FALL, new Minister of Labor, Employment and Relations with the Institutions and Mr. Yankhoba DIEME, new Minister of Infrastructure and Land and Air Transport, and all the Ministers and Secretaries of State confirmed in their positions.
The State is entering a crucial phase in the governance of Senegal. This period of recovery and national reconstruction requires listening, proximity, pragmatism, effectiveness, efficiency, transparency and exemplarity in the conduct of public action, in light of the temporal objectives of the national Transformation agenda for 2050. The President of the Republic therefore urged the Government to focus on the essential, to remain a Government of solutions, consensus and results in addressing the needs and aspirations of the populations, particularly young people. targets priorities of public programs and projects.
The Head of State returned to the ceremonies marking the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the “Thiaroye Massacre”, which enjoyed exceptional national and international success. He expressed his thanks to the Heads of State and the foreign delegations who participated in the events. He congratulated the Prime Minister and his Government, the Commemoration Committee led by Professor Mamadou DIOUF and the members of the said Committee, the Armed Forces and all the people who, directly or indirectly, have carried out remarkable work. Which contributed to the success of the organization of this first commemoration. This painful event reminds us of a demand for restoration of the historical truth about the facts now enshrined by the consensual term: “Thiaroye Massacre”.
To revive the memory of these valiant African riflemen, he reminded the Government of its decision to establish in the Republican calendar the date of December 1 of each year, the day of commemoration of the “Massacre of the Tirailleurs of Thiaroye 44”. In the same spirit, he asked the Prime Minister and the Minister of the Armed Forces to propose a regulatory framework relating to the Museum-Memory-Cemetery of Thiaroye. He also invited the Government to strengthen the role of the Commemoration Committee in its missions of research and school and university popularization of collective memory on this major sequence in the history of the continent.
Returning to the results and prospects of the national “Daara” day, the President of the Republic congratulated the Minister of National Education, the religious leaders and the “daara” community in all its components for the perfect organization and the success of the third edition of the national “Daara” day. He asked the Minister of National Education and all stakeholders to prepare the upcoming holding of the National Conference on “daara” in order to implement from 2025 a new consensual roadmap to establish development, on all the plans, from “daara” to Senegal.
Addressing the question of the full application of the Pastoral Code and the relaunch of livestock breeding, the Head of State asked the Prime Minister and the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Livestock to relaunch the organization of National Livestock Day. This national benchmark event must remain a privileged moment of consultation and dialogue between the State and Livestock stakeholders, but also an inclusive body for evaluating and accelerating the transformation of the sub-sector.
He invited the Minister in charge of Livestock, in conjunction with the Minister of Finance and Budget, to relaunch the financing of the Livestock sub-sector with a significant strengthening of the resources and operational mechanisms of the Stabulation Fund ( FONSTAB).
Finally, the President of the Republic mentioned the working visit to Senegal by the President of the Gabonese Republic, Brigadier General Brice Oligui NGUEMA, accompanied by a strong ministerial delegation. Several areas for strengthening cooperation and partnerships between our two countries were particularly selected (education, training, security and defense, private sector development, etc.). He asked the Minister of African Integration and Foreign Affairs to ensure coordination of these priority files with the Ministers concerned.
At the start of his communication, the Prime Minister thanked the President of the Republic for his renewed confidence in him and in the members of the Government. Which constitutes an eloquent testimony to the quality of the work carried out, under his guidance, during these first eight months of his magisterium. He wished every success to the new Minister of Labor, Employment and Relations with Institutions.
After noting the imperative need for the Government to be permanently guided by the culture of results-based management, the Prime Minister called on Ministers and Secretaries of State to take charge of the immense challenges attached to the implementation implementation of the 2050 Agenda for systemic transformation of Senegal.
In this context, the Prime Minister asked the Minister, Secretary General of the Government, to coordinate the work to finalize his General Policy Declaration which he intends to carry out as soon as possible before the new National Assembly. Furthermore, the Prime Minister urged Ministers to begin the 2025 budget year, giving priority to the most urgent files. To this end, each ministry is instructed to develop an action plan for the first half of 2025.
In this wake, the Prime Minister reminded members of the Government of the importance of giving perfect planning to the major deadlines of the work program of their respective ministerial departments. He also asked to evaluate the available human resources compared to the performance targets of their ministries.
Finally, the Prime Minister informed the Council of the work plan, between now and April 2025, of the Committee to commemorate the Massacre of Senegalese riflemen in Thiaroye on December 1, 1944. Which will coincide with the presentation to Mr. President of the Republic of a white paper. In this process, the Prime Minister underlined the capital importance of carrying out verification work, using appropriate technological tools, of declared or presumed burial sites on the basis of research and testimonies collected.
UNDER THE LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY TEXTS,
The Council examined and adopted: · The 2024 Amending Finance Bill;
· The Initial Finance Bill 2025.
The Minister of Vocational Training, Government Spokesperson Amadou Moustapha Njekk SARRE
