Thiès, Jul 10 (APS) – The imam of the Moussanté mosque in Thiès called, on Sunday, in his sermon on the feast of Tabaski, for the holding of peaceful legislative elections.
”Senegal has always voted, so there should be no worries regarding elections, just as intimidation has no place in elections,” the imam said, following leading the traditional Tabaski prayer.
The State delegation who came to pray in this mosque was made up of the Minister of Telecommunications Yankhoba Diattara, the President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) Idrissa Seck and the mayor of the city Babacar Diop, in addition to the prefect Moussa Diagne. .
The Tabaski coincided with the start of the electoral campaign for the legislative elections scheduled for July 31.
”There should be no conflict or argument. On the contrary, there should be only peace,” he continued, before adding: ”do the political actors think that the country belongs to them?”-
For him, politicians are only moved by their mandates.
“Let no one agree to die for these mandates”, he recommended, believing that anyone who dies for this cause is a “loser and not a martyr”.
“One hundred and sixty-five deputies for 16 million inhabitants, or almost one deputy for 100,000 inhabitants”, detailed Imam Ndiour, who wondered if this deputy is better than the 99,999 other citizens he is supposed to represent in the National Assembly, or if the 165 deputies are better than the 16 million Senegalese, so that the latter die for them.
Imam Ndiour emphasizes that people have the right to live in security, calm, serenity and peace. For him, in a country where there are repeated murders, whoever facilitates these exactions does harm to the people and to Allah.
He was offended that ”people no longer value human life”.
This, in his opinion, stems from the fact that Islamic education is “neglected”, just like Sharia, Islamic law, in favor of texts written by “fallible men”, on the basis of “self -so-called human rights’.
He recalled that ”the State has the responsibility to ensure the security of goods and people, but in justice”. Islam seeks to protect, among other things, life, property, honor of people, he said, by formulating prayers for peaceful elections.
Mayor Thiès Babacar Diop hailed the “very great lesson” of Imam Ndiour, this “very great intellectual” whom he described as the “conscience” of the city of Thiès.
”It is happy to have men of God of this dimension who remind us of our responsibility as politicians”, he commented.
He was delighted that there were religious to remind political actors of the reality that they ”do not want to hear”, namely ”unemployment, the violence of injustice, the corruption of politicians who mortgage the interests of the community for selfish, clannish positions”.
He, in turn, expressed hopes that the legislative elections will take place ”in peace, stability but also in total transparency, to allow citizens to vote quietly and choose their deputies”.
