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Published on 2024-03-15 16:23:27
The posture is elegant, the speech eloquent. Amadou Ba, like a professor in his lecture hall, speaks, paces, details elements of his campaign platform, and looks from left to right, back and forth, from the stage where he is standing. Sometimes in a teasing tone, the Prime Minister makes a joke to lighten up the audience who “seem to be hanging on his every word” before continuing with the seriousness that characterizes him.
Saint Louis is in communion with its candidate. The one from Bby who, after expressing his gratitude and appreciation to the head of state, Macky Sall, to his wife Marieme Faye Sall, and to the Mayor, Mansour Faye, reassured his majority colleagues of his firm determination to preserve President Sall’s legacy.
The Prime Minister, or rather the honorary professor of the evening, allows himself to give a correction on the paper of his opponents who plan to exit the CFA zone by creating a local currency once in power. This is a question that Amadou Ba addresses in a sharp and serious manner. As he points out, “in the age of large groups, no state can build itself alone. One does not play with currency because it is crucial for development but above all it contributes to the sovereignty of a country.”
His lecture is interrupted by the rhythm of the “sabar” and the songs that provide a festive atmosphere on Place Faidherbe.
However, the Prime Minister only climbed the steps leading to La Tribune at one in the morning. But he was awaited for a very long time by loyal supporters who did not want to miss the opportunity to meet their candidate for anything in the world.
Since Pikine, the gateway to the old city coming from Dakar, the tone is set. Mansour Faye, the mayor of Saint Louis, is at the head of the pack to roll out the red carpet for Amadou Ba. The procession is endless, stretching as far as the eye can see. The scattered militants along the way are enthusiastic. They sing, dance, jump, and stomp. What was supposed to be a political meeting turns into a beautiful celebration.
The audience adores and chants the name of the Prime Minister at the top of their lungs. Touched by this beautiful show of sympathy, he rejoices in it before declaring that “Ndar has a bright future due to the upcoming exploitation of gas off its coast.”
In Ndar, as in other cities visited by President Macky Sall, the unity of political leaders and the unity of hearts are clearly perceptible. An attitude that is likely a good omen for Benno, which hopes to elect its candidate in the first round of the March 24, 2024 election.
Read the original article(French) on Dakar Matin
