Senegalese opposition challenges inquiries targeting Sonko
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Senego
Senegalese opposition figures are challenging parliamentary committees of inquiry focusing in particular on ASER and special funds, which are linked to Ousmane Sonko and his Pastef party. Abdou Mbow, Aminata Touré and Doudou Ka question their competence or legitimacy, according to Senego, which relays their statements.
Senegalese opposition figures are challenging the conduct of parliamentary committees of inquiry into cases linked to Pastef, the party of Ousmane Sonko, and its leader. The criticism focuses in particular on ASER, Senegal’s rural electrification agency, and special funds, reports Senego.
Thierno Bocoum, president of AGIR-Les Leaders, accuses Pastef of prioritising political sequences and controversies at the expense of its project to transform Senegal, in a column relayed by Xibaaru. APR MP Abdou Mbow, for his part, accuses Ousmane Sonko of turning the National Assembly into the setting for this political confrontation. The parliamentary hearings concern several management cases, including those followed by [Senegal’s National Assembly]( /news/l-assemblee-nationale-senegalaise-mediatise-des-auditions-sur-trois-dossiers-de-).
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