Dakar, Dec 28 (APS) – The Dakar daily newspapers received this Saturday by the Senegalese Press Agency (APS) mainly highlighted the general policy declaration (DPG), delivered this Friday to the deputies by Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko .
”Ousmane Sonko paints the Senegal of tomorrow”, reads the front page of Le Soleil. The national daily gives a broad overview of the presentation by the head of government, which lasted 2 hours 15 minutes. It is a DPG which ‘acts the change of sail and sets the course’, notes the Sun.
He highlights the main points of this DPG, informing for example that the amnesty law passed in March will be revoked.
Land, the reissue of accounts, agriculture, phosphates, taxation, etc., are the big announcements from the head of government, notes the newspaper.
Sud Quotidien notes that the PM’s more or less successful ”grand oral” was punctuated by ”barkes, replies and unpackings”.
According to the daily newspaper of the Sud Communication group, ”the Prime Minister took the opportunity, yesterday, Friday December 27, to throw barbs at the outgoing regime, guilty in his eyes, of having brought the country to its knees via organized carnage that the court of accounts should soon be confirmed in its long-awaited report.
Walf Quotidien agrees with Sud Daily. ”Grand oral successful”, enthuses the newspaper, citing the strong measures announced by Ousmane Sonko.
Reviewing the main points of this declaration, the newspaper notes its desire to reinstate taxes on incoming calls, visa reciprocity and the launch of the hunt for white-collar offenders.
WalfQuotidien also notes the reaction of the opposition MP, Aissata Tall Sall, for whom the DPG “is quite simply populism”.
”PM Ousmane Sonko’s DPG: highs and debates”, headlines L’Observateur, highlighting the main lines of government action for a new Senegal.
Speaking of the exercise undertaken by the head of government, Le Quotidien evokes a ‘general policy declamation’, noting that Ousmane Sonko is settling accounts with the Macky Sall regime.
The newspaper emphasizes the ”string of announcements on reforms”, made by the PM in front of the deputies.
He relays this statement from opposition MP Aissata Tall Sall, who declares: ”If you want to repeal the law, repeal it… and you will face the consequences.”
The newspaper Vox Populi, l’As and Libération focus on the ruptures announced by Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko.
”Heading towards 2025-2029, Sonko between major ruptures and fundamental reforms”, launches Vox Populi, while the Ace emphasizes the ”seven ruptures to transform Senegal”.
The newspaper returns to the measures announced by Ousmane Sonko, in particular the three of them aimed at “stemming the scourge of irregular emigration” and “virtuous governance, Sonko version”.
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