Thierno Lô : «Le plus grand problème du Sénégal aujourd’hui, c’est le parti au pouvoir lui-même»
President of the Alliance for Peace and Development (APD), Thierno Lô, asserts that the real danger for Senegal "does not come from the opposition, but from the ruling party." According to him, internal contradictions and the republican challenge threaten the country's stability. The former minister under Abdoulaye Wade adds that radical rhetoric, popular injunctions, and attacks on the justice system and the defense and security forces come from officials of the ruling party. "Some refuse any accountability when it affects a 'historical' activist, others demand special treatment in the name of their militant past," says Thierno Lô. Here is his full Facebook post.
" The biggest problem in Senegal today is not the opposition: it is the ruling party itself. Its mode of operation, its internal contradictions and the confusion surrounding the governance of the duo resulting from the famous presidential "ticket" are plunging the state into an unprecedented zone of institutional uncertainty.
An electoral ticket that became a constitutional equation
This ticket was neither that of a president and a vice-president, nor even that of a constitutional running mate, but a singular political construction: a presidential candidate supported by a pre-designated prime minister, who became his campaign alter ego.
The bulletin carried the picture of one, but the political dynamic carried the voice of the other.
Once victory was achieved, the constitutional reality was imposed: the Executive power is one and indivisible, the prerogatives are fixed by the fundamental law, and the decree remains the central instrument of presidential action.
This is where the unease arose: between the militant legitimacy of a radicalized party and the institutional obligations of a President of the Republic, supreme commander of the armed forces and guarantor of the regular functioning of institutions.
Pastef: from conquest to power management
Pastef conquered power through pain. Its implicit credo was simple: “Destroy to take power and rebuild.”
This strategy brought about the fall of the previous regime, but it left deep scars: a difficult relationship with authority, a clear contempt for institutions, and an exaltation of permanent confrontation.
Even today, many of its activists refuse to accept the Republican hierarchy. They challenge the head of state's decisions and believe that the party should run the state through political committees, not the other way around.
This logic is contrary to our presidential system and undermines national stability.
A disturbing paradox: former finance ministers remain silent
Added to this picture is a disturbing paradox.
The two main ministers who yesterday managed our public finances - and who, by their signatures, validated spending, loans and programs - find themselves today alongside the new authorities, denouncing "the errors of the past" without ever clearly identifying the culprits or enlightening public opinion on their own role.
Yet, if there was any deviation or cover-up, they were witnesses, if not actors. The duty to tell the truth requires that they speak out, not to accuse, but to restore the state's trust and credibility. Accountability cannot be selective or convenient: it must be complete, fair, and based on facts.
A party that became a shareholder company
The internal structure of the party sometimes resembles that of a public limited company:
• the diaspora, the main donor, considers itself a decision-making shareholder;
• young people, often on the front line in the struggle, are demanding their political dividends;
• executives are divided between loyalty to the Prime Minister and loyalty to the President.
The result is a two-headed state, where the president governs cautiously, while the party acts impatiently, often in the streets and on social media.
The current tensions between the Head of State and the party leadership are the most visible manifestation of this: they paralyze certain decisions and cast a heavy cloud of uncertainty over national governance.
The urgency of a clarification congress
This situation requires urgent discussions within Pastef. The relationship between the President and the Prime Minister must be clarified, the party's prerogatives vis-à-vis the State defined, and a common line drawn up for 2029 must be established.
If both leaders have presidential ambitions, it is imperative that they agree now on a loyalty pact: the support of the winner of the primaries by the loser, to avoid the disintegration of the ruling camp, as was the case with the BBY coalition.
(And, by the way, tell me who to send the consultancy invoice to... I'm joking, but there's food for thought there!)
One party in power, one opposition in power
Paradoxically, the real opposition today is found within the power itself.
Radical speeches, popular injunctions, attacks on justice and the defense and security forces come from officials of the ruling party.
Some refuse any accountability when it affects a "historical" activist, others demand special treatment in the name of the activist past.
This double talk weakens the Republic, undermines the credibility of institutions, and sends a negative message to investors: that of an unstable country, where politics takes precedence over the law.
The duty of republican truth
It must be said bluntly: as long as the ruling party does not resolve its internal contradictions, Senegal will remain blocked.
No serious investor will commit their resources to a country where the future is uncertain, where justice is suspected, where public finances lack clarity, and where political discourse contradicts itself from one day to the next.
Our banks are suffering, our private sector is relocating, our skills are fleeing to the sub-region.
It is time for the current leaders to look at themselves in the mirror of truth, with humility and grandeur, to save what remains of the mandate and restore the primacy of the Republic.
The free republican that I am speaks neither out of hatred nor political calculation, but out of duty.
Republican truth has no party. It has a single compass: the Nation.
Let's debate, yes. But without fighting. Let's serve the Republic, not our egos."
Commentaires (17)
Vous avez un parti, alors présentez votre programme et votre projet pour le pays et laissez les sénégalais juger et choisir. Pour l'instant c'est Diomaye et Sonko qu'ils ont choisi sans aucun regret, alors foutez leur et foutez nous la paix et gardez vos conseils et vos attaques personnelles pour vous.
Vous avez fait beaucoup d appels au pied on ne vous a pas répondu Mr lo.
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