Africa-Press – Senegal. Magistrate Cheikh Ndiaye, recently appointed member of the Constitutional Council of Senegal, was sworn in before the said institution on Monday in Dakar, inviting him to “better communicate” on his decisions.
The institution he has just joined “should communicate better to explain” its decisions, he said in front of its president, Mamadou Badio Camara, and the other members.
« Sometimes, we see that the comments are linked to a misunderstanding, » added Cheikh Ndiaye, speaking of the public’s reaction to the decisions of the Constitutional Council.
« An effort of communication can be made. This can only add to the transparency and better relations between the populations and the magistrates » sitting within this institution, he said.
Like any other member of the Constitutional Council, Cheikh Ndiaye has sworn « to fulfill [his] functions well and faithfully, to exercise them impartially, with respect for the Constitution ».
Likewise, he undertook to « keep the secrecy of deliberations and votes », « not to take any public position and [to] not give any consultation in a private capacity on matters falling within the competence » of the institution.
« The Constitutional Council is governed by clear texts. There can be no hesitation. People work on […] very clear bases […] I just have to insert myself and integrate myself into this new dynamic, to contribute to the expected results, » said the magistrate.
Cheikh Ndiaye, former first lawyer of the Supreme Court, has thirty years’ experience in the Senegalese judiciary.
According to Mamadou Badio Camara, Mr. Ndiaye has had “long experience as a magistrate and international expert in various areas of law”, including electoral disputes.
He has carried out numerous missions for the International Organization of La Francophonie, the United States Agency for International Development and the United Nations Development Program.
The exercise of his functions, which touch at the same time on issues relating to land, real estate and the financing of political parties, has taken him to Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Haiti, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Togo.
Cheikh Ndiaye holds a master’s degree in private law (with honors) in June 1980. He then successfully passed the entrance examination for the former National School of Administration and Magistracy, which became the National School of Administration.
The Constitutional Council has powers in constitutional, electoral, referendum, etc. matters.
Here is its current composition:
– Mamadou Badio Camara, President
– Aminata Ly Ndiaye, vice-president
– Mouhamadou Diawara, member
– Abdoulaye Sylla, member
– Youssoupha Diaw Mbodj, member
– Awa Dièye, member
– Cheikh Ndiaye, member.
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