Africa-Press – Senegal. The statement by opponent Ousmane Sonko relating to the assassination attempt of which he says he was the victim on March 16, 2023 is one of the subjects on the menu of the daily newspapers received Thursday at the Senegalese Press Agency (APS).
Selon le quotidien EnQuête le leader de Pastef ‘’maintient’’ les accusations de tentative d’assassinat sur sa personne.
“Continued and not the end of the case of the attempted assassination of which Ousmane Sonko would be the victim on March 16, 2023. The leader of Pastef / Les patriotes confirmed his accusations yesterday. In a message on social networks, the mayor of Ziguinchor said that he now has the results of analyzes + requested from laboratories abroad +. This, to ensure that + the results confirm the assassination attempt on my person, perpetrated by elements of the defense and security forces + », writes the newspaper.
He adds: « Ousmane Sonko did not divulge more details. He rather made an appointment, very soon, in the context of a press conference on this point and on many others.
Ousmane Sonko « announces his evidence for +attempted assassination+ », says the daily Bës B, which recalls that « on March 16, from the Suma Assistance clinic, where he was receiving treatment, the leader of Pastef had affirmed having felt unwell because of the tear gas sent by the security forces during his forced transfer to the Dakar court for his defamation trial with Mame Mbaye Niang. Ousmane Sonko and his entourage had agitated the thesis of an + attempted assassination +. In his live, he had indicated that the police had sprayed him with a liquid at point-blank range.
« Ousmane Sonko says he did indeed escape an assassination attempt. He made this known yesterday in a post on his facebook page. And as + proof +, the leader of the Patriots brandished the results of the examinations carried out on his clothes, the day after the events of March 16, » notes Source A.
According to Liberation, « Sonko persists and signs ».
Vox Populi writes that « Sonko announces the availability of the analysis results which confirm the assassination attempt on (his) person, perpetrated by elements of the Defense and Security Forces (FDS).
« Sonko denounces an +attempted assassination+ », headline poster Le Temoin, which writes: « The controversy over the liquid that would have been poured on the leader of Pastef on March 16 is experiencing a rebound. Indeed commenting on the results of the analyzes made on his clothes, Ousmane Sonko maintained yesterday that it was indeed an assassination attempt on his person ».
The daily EnQuête is interested in the Economic, Social and Environmental Council and speaks of a « rowdy institution ». « With a budget that annually revolves around 7 billion CFA francs, the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (Cese), for many Senegalese, is just one more institution that only serves to accommodate a certain political clientele. However, due to its rich composition, the institution has everything to be an excellent lever for development, » notes the newspaper.
« Of the four institutions in the Republic, it is undoubtedly the most unstable. In an interval of less than five years, the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (Cese) will have known four presidents, that is to say on average a little more than a year for each president”, indicates the publication.
‘’Si la première présidente, Aminata Tall, a réussi la prouesse de passer, environ sept ans à la tête de l’institution, aucun de ses successeurs n’aura réussi à atteindre la barre des deux ans de longévité. Alors qu’Aminata Touré a été nommée en mai 2019 pour être limogée en novembre 2020, soit 18 mois. Pour sa part, Idrissa Seck a été nommé en novembre 2019 pour être limogé après seulement 17 mois’’, note EnQuête.
Le Soleil revient sur le communiqué du Conseil des ministres et se fait échos des ‘’directives’’ du chef de l’Etat concernant le recensement général, l’entretien routier, la formation professionnelle, la fonction publique, etc.
Pour plus d’informations et d’analyses sur la Senegal, suivez Africa-Press
