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The network of local elected officials in Senegal was launched on Saturday, October 15, and is chaired by Ousmane Sonko. An opposition figure and presidential candidate, he is also still involved in a court case in which he is accused of rape, which he categorically denies. This network, launched by the opposition coalition Yewwi Askan Wi, is therefore a new stage in the conquest of Senegalese territory, before the presidential election of 2024.
With our correspondent in Dakar, Thea Olivier
The network of local elected officials in Senegal, made up of mayors or presidents of departmental councils, will join forces around themes such as “ social and solidarity economy » or « the agricultural potential of the municipalities said Ousmane Sonko, opposition figure and mayor of Ziguinchor, newly elected president of this network. “ There are a lot of prerogatives left to local authorities that they do not exploit sufficiently. We can all work to further strengthen this piece of legislation, these local communities “, did he declare.
This new structure was created to stand out from the already existing association of Senegalese mayors, the AMS. Even though it was launched under the banner of the opposition coalition Yewwi Askan Wi, Ousmane Sonko reached out to local elected officials from all political stripes. ” Many mayors who have registered and who have been elected on other lists, all those who will be convinced that this association can propel local authorities towards a new dimension, whatever the political formation, you are welcome in this association “, he added.
Ousmane Sonko, declared candidate in the 2024 electiondeploys this network of local elected officials throughout Senegal within 16 months of the presidential election.