Following the controversy born after the appointment of Mrs. Aoua Bocar Ly Tall to the Cnra, the president of the Pastef party reacted, on Sunday evening, to provide details and clear the Head of State of any bad assessment. He also called on the activists of his political party to understand the issues surrounding the management of the State.
Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko stepped up to the plate last night to call on Pastef activists for greater serenity and a sense of moderation, while a lively controversy has ignited social networks since the announcement of Ms. Aoua’s appointment Bocar Ly Tall as member of the National Audiovisual Regulatory Council (Cnra). Party activists contest this choice, arguing that the sociologist constantly vilified them when they were in opposition. Ousmane Sonko particularly insisted on the defense of the President of the Republic by going into the details of the nomination at the heart of the controversy.
According to the president of Pastef, the legal procedure was followed, because for appointments to the Cnra, certainly the head of state appoints all civil and military posts, but they are made on the basis of proposals emanating from the ministry as well. in charge of Communication as well as socio-professional organizations. “The President sent me the nomination proposals and I saw nothing reprehensible in them. So, if there is a fault, I will be among those responsible,” he said. Ousmane Sonko particularly deplored the allusions of certain commentators, establishing the idea that the President of the Republic would knowingly appoint former critics of his Prime Minister. Which he refuted with the utmost energy. He recalled the human qualities of Bassirou Diomaye Faye, not without emphasizing that his prison stay was explained simply by his defensive posture of the “Project”. “Never forget that President Bassirou Diomaye Faye suffered the horrors of detention only because he defended me,” insisted the head of government.
Ousmane Sonko also added that Pastef is a party where consensus is sought, “a party which respects its activists”, which consults them like the recommendations of the Holy Koran: “consult them! » Continuing, he asked Pastef activists to show humility and not forget where they come from. “About these appointments, some are in good faith; hence their waking posture. On the other hand, others are taking a negative approach consisting of saying that membership in the party grants new rights, such as that of accusing people unnecessarily,” added the president of Pastef. Moreover, he sharply condemned “the threats based on membership in Pastef”, indicating that we cannot “twist the arm” of a President of the Republic who, moreover, is a man whose values intrinsic are proven. Ousmane Sonko then asks his activists to maintain confidence. “When you elect someone, you have to trust them,” said the Prime Minister, who insisted on “the method”.
He also recalled that this controversy follows a previous one: when Samba Ndiaye, former mayor of Ndoffane, was appointed CEO of Sn-Hlm. As a “legal person” of the “Project”, Ousmane Sonko maintained that their fight was not to obtain prebends; it was justified by their desire to control the State to change the management of the country. “We are not into improvisation and we know where we are going. We presented to the Senegalese an ambitious and achievable program, if our compatriots gird their loins,” he assured. The head of government finally asked for “a little oxygen to be able to work”.
CNRA, change the implementing decree
The Minister of Communication and the Digital Economy is in no way at fault in the process of appointing members of the National Audiovisual Regulatory Council (Cnra), according to the Prime Minister. Ousmane Sonko made a point, Sunday evening, of supporting Minister Alioune Sall while deploring a confusing situation found on site. According to the head of government, the previous power had exceeded its prerogatives and abused vacancies when the law only provides for two. Ousmane Sonko also revealed that the Minister of Communication and the Digital Economy had submitted to the General Secretariat of the Government, since June 2024, the proposal to return to orthodoxy.
Samboudian KAMARA
