Article by our special envoy Ngoya Ndiaye from Dakar
The permanent executive secretariat of Benno Bokk Yakaar reacted to the press conference of Rewmi’s boss. In a statement, these allies of President Macky Sall regret that such important decisions were made by coalition leaders, without prior discussions within it at a time when it urges to work towards the construction of a single majority bid in a united Bennoo for victory in 2024.
For some time, leaders of the Bennoo Bokk Yaakaar coalition have been making candidacy statements in the presidential election on 25 February 2024. The latest is that of President Idrissa SECK, president of the Rewmi party, member of the coalition. These declarations of candidacy are made without any prior discussion in the leadership of the presidential coalition. However, Bennoo Bokk Yaakaar, in its operation, in terms of experience, has always proceeded according to principles, whenever it has to go into an electoral competition,” note these allies of President Macky Sall. He continued: That’s why, the Permanent Executive Secretariat of Bennoo Bokk Yaakaar is surprised to note the breaches of these principles and would like to recall that the governing body of the organizations and personalities members of the majority around the President of the Coalition is the Leaders Conference». They recall that the meeting is convened by its President, on his own initiative, or at the request of the leaders of the conference of which President Idrissa Seck is a member. Bennoo Bokk Yaakaar’s Permanent Executive Secretariat regrets that such important decisions have been taken by coalition leaders without prior discussions within the coalition.
This is all the more so since the conclusions of the coalition leaders’ seminar held on 23 December 2022 clearly indicated the need to work towards the construction of a single majority bid in a united Bennoo for victory in 2024,” they say.
According to them, this position unanimously welcomed by the members of the coalition proceeds from a lucid analysis of the situation of the country facing internal and external perils in a world full of uncertainties and threats. “A situation aggravated by a culture and practice of violence developed by political forces that, while using the benefits of democracy, work to precipitate our country into violence and chaos,” they warn.
They remain convinced that under such conditions, the gravity of which is not lost on anyone, it is a compelling and historic duty for all Bennoo officials to work towards the consolidation of its unity and its enlargement to constitute the robust bulwark capable of countering the efforts of the anti-republican and anti-republican forcesto preserve peace and stability in our country. Conditions necessary for holding a peaceful presidential election. They are of the opinion that it is in the unity of the plural forces of BBY that lies the victory of this one in the next presidential election.
Therefore, the BBY SEP makes a solemn appeal to all its components and all their leaders to remain in this trajectory and to combine their efforts for the implementation of mechanisms for consultation and deliberation on the question of the candidacy such that issued by the BBY Seminary.
