The president of the “Jamm Ak Njarin” coalition received in audience the officials of Saint Louis this Friday, November 8, 2024. Amadou Ba, during this meeting, outlined his vision for the 300-year-old old city. He also took the opportunity to denounce transhumance “which has become commonplace” in the political space currently.
Transhumance in the middle of the electoral campaign…
« I deplore the defection of Arona Sow, substitute from our list in Saint-Louis. We must regulate this, we cannot leave a list to go to another coalition. They were the ones who said they were fighting transhumance“, recalls Amadou Ba.
« My ambition is to make Saint-Louis the…
He also greeted all the leaders of the Saint-Louis coalition who, he recalled, “ is a religious land where our marabouts have left their mark on this land. Saint-Louis remains the icon of the legendary ‘Teranga’. It is also a land of ‘Dara’. I salute the Serigne Dara… My ambition is to make Saint-Louis the economic capital of Senegal. There is a lot of infrastructure, notably the VDN3 project which will go to Saint-Louis« .
He continues: “ The ecosystem is good and people are open. We need to train young people more in tourism, hotels and restaurants. There is also the gas field which will be profitable for the populations« .
The impact of the gas economy on artisanal fishing…
« This exploitation which will take place at sea will have impacts on artisanal fishing… We will need to provide more support to those involved in artisanal fishing in Saint Louis. We will have a challenge to strengthen our relations with our neighbor Mauritania. Resources from oil and gas will have to mitigate the impact on artisanal fishing. We must help fishermen with insurance and assure them of a good retirement. I plead for the government to maintain subsidies for artisanal fishing. We must also train our fishermen in fish farming, as we do in many countries.“, he suggested.
« If the government does not take action…
Amadou Ba also believes that Saint Louis has “ other concerns with the high school, the market, the retention basin in Pikine. There is also the Barbarie language to fight against coastal erosion. Saint-Louis has potential in culture and crafts. There was also the project of building a large hospital in synergy with the university« .
To this end, he is sounding the alarm and calling for a surge of Saint-Louisians to vote for his coalition on election night. “ If the government does not take measures, there will be problems in agriculture, livestock, fishing… To avoid all this, we must vote for the ‘Jamm Ak Njarin’ coalition. Saint-Louis is an emblematic city that deserves all the attention“, he concludes.
