New Year's wishes in Senegal: Macky Sall promises good governance against the backdrop of a concert of opposition pans
Twitter feed of the presidency of Senegal: wishes from Macky Sall, December 31, 2022. © twitter
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In Senegal, in the traditional speech to the Nation on the occasion of the New Year, the Head of State took stock of the actions of his government in this year 2022 marked by a difficult economic situation.
A “social year” declared Macky Sall, emphasizing the subsidies and measures taken in favor of purchasing power.
For its part, the main opposition coalition,
Yewwi Askan Wi
had called for a concert of saucepans to denounce "poor governance" according to it.
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Charlotte Idrac
“
Senegal has today gone from a state of poverty to a state of emergence
,” assures the Head of State.
Despite "
the impact of the pandemic and a major war
" on the economy, Senegal is coping, says Macky Sall.
The growth rate, set at 4.8% in 2022 “
should reach an unprecedented level of 10% in 2023
” with the start of oil and gas exploitation.
While the government is challenged on the
management of funds to fight against Covid
, the president promises good governance: "
The exploitation of the report of the Court of Auditors on the financial management of the Covid-19 pandemic will follow its course in accordance with the relevant legal and regulatory provisions
”.
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In this speech of about thirty minutes, Macky Sall did not remove the vagueness on his intentions for the presidential election of 2024. But in a tense political climate, the head of state mentioned
the "legacy
" of a “
nation united in its diversity, peaceful and stable
”: “
No one should imagine themselves bigger or stronger than this nation which shelters us all.
We are because Senegal is
”.
To all of you, my dear compatriots, I express my affectionate sentiments, with my best wishes;
wishes for peace, good health, well-being and success.
Good evening and deweneti.
pic.twitter.com/LXDDJLMK38
— Macky Sall (@Macky_Sall) December 31, 2022
At the same time as the head of state's speech, the opposition coalition Yewwi Askan Wi - led among others by Ousmane Sonko and Khalifa Sall - therefore called for noise to protest against the regime.
This announces the color of the political debate in 2023.
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