The Pastef regime has completed its first 8 months in power. The former magistrate, Ibrahima Hamidou Dème analyzed their first acts at the head of state in an interview with L’Observateur.
“The new regime will soon be in power for a year. I think that six months are more than enough to lay the foundations for strong breaks with previous governance. It is undoubtedly very early for results to be visible in the fight against poverty, unemployment and the cost of living. However, strong measures could be taken in the fight against corruption, cronyism, nepotism, mismanagement, reduction of the State’s lifestyle, good management and rationalization of public resources. From this point of view, it is a great disappointment, because we see a continuity and sometimes even an aggravation of clientelism.
This is simply unacceptable because virtuous ruptures were expected in the area of good governance. We are therefore still awaiting the application of the conclusions of the National Conference and the Cnri which remain more relevant than ever for an in-depth reform of political, institutional, economic and social governance. But above all, a radical reform of justice without which there will be no peace, no democracy, no development. But this radical reform must be carried out by a president and a government who are viscerally committed to respecting their promises and their commitments. Because the biggest challenge in politics is not so much saying what we want to do, but doing what we say. This is the only guarantee of a real alternative that the Senegalese are still waiting for.
-And then, we have the impression that the Pastef party wants to impose the primacy of its political organization over the State, which nothing can justify. The President of the Republic and his Prime Minister must demonstrate that their functions and their missions raise them above divisions, that they must listen to all and serve everyone, their supporters, the opposition and all the Senegalese. Because our compatriots need to find a country that is more united, more fraternal, more supportive and more just. »
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