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Sonko brings together former PASTEF officials to prepare reforms

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Ousmane Sonko brought together former PASTEF ministers, directors-general and heads of deliberative bodies who left their positions in recent months on 14 November 2026, to draw on their experience in government and strategic sectors. The party wants to mobilise these skills in discussions on reforms to be undertaken, according to Jotna Media, relayed by Seneweb.

Discussions between Ousmane Sonko, president of PASTEF-Les Patriotes, and the party’s former officials focused on the reforms carried out, their results, the difficulties encountered and the methods used during their assignments, according to Jotna Media.

Sonko said he wanted to retain the expertise of these former officials to inform discussions on major national issues and forthcoming reforms. He praised their commitment, rigour and sense of state, as well as their loyalty to the values of PASTEF’s political project, reports Jotna Media.

The meeting came the day after a previous announcement about a meeting with former PASTEF officials, published on 14 November. It also followed the dismissal of 87 directors-general and chairmen of boards of directors in Senegal, announced on 12 September.

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