The Front for the Defense of the Republic (FDR) has strongly denounced the PASTEF regime’s decision not to support Macky Sall’s candidacy for the position of United Nations Secretary-General, despite multiple calls to do so.
In a statement received by Seneweb, the FDR Leaders’ Conference claims that the government remained “deaf” to requests from both trade unions and various political and civic organizations.
“The PASTEF regime has therefore rejected, after a thousand and one evasions, President Macky Sall’s candidacy for the position of United Nations Secretary-General. It has thus remained deaf to the letter that the FDR, together with all the country’s trade unions, addressed to the President of the Republic. It has remained deaf to petitions, letters, and declarations from parties, organizations, and many Senegalese who, setting aside their political differences, had considered that this candidacy represented an opportunity for Senegal and Africa,” the statement reads.
The FDR also accuses the regime of having “concealed its intentions” and working “duplicitously” to undermine this candidacy on both the national and international stages.
Quoting Abraham Lincoln, the opposition members believe that “power cannot permanently deceive the people” and judge that the foundations of its failure are already laid in its current management.
Cybersecurity and Governance: Major Concerns
Beyond this diplomatic affair, the FDR alerts on what it describes as “deficient management” of national data. “The government’s incompetence and irresponsibility also appear flagrantly in its disastrous management of our national data. Indeed, the regime minimizes an unprecedented attack against this data, while the Green Blood cybercriminal group, specialized in ransomware attacks, is offering for sale on the darkweb 139 Terabytes of ultra-sensitive data (biometrics, identity, electoral files) from the DAF (Direction of File Automation)! A serious threat if ever there was one to national security that required a far more responsible behavior from the government, which unfortunately it is far from understanding,” the statement reads.
Electoral Process: Ambiguity and Disputes
On the domestic front, the FDR also denounces the lack of transparency in the preparation of territorial elections. It criticizes the government for refusing political parties access to the electoral roll, in contradiction, according to it, with the Electoral Code.
Added to this are the absence of a clear electoral calendar and the blocking of the revision of lists as well as consultations on territorial reform conducted without the opposition.
Unfulfilled Promises and Social Crisis
The FDR also points to several commitments not respected by the authorities: the non-payment of announced family scholarships, the non-reinstatement of dismissed workers, salary deductions not reimbursed to teachers, the absence of financing for the purchase of peanut harvests.
In the agricultural sector, the opponents denounce a difficult horticultural campaign, marked by significant losses and producers forced to sell off or destroy their production, due to lack of outlets and storage infrastructure.
Faced with what it considers an accumulation of failures, the FDR calls on the “vital forces of the nation” to mobilize to demand that the government respect its obligations in terms of governance and addressing the essential needs of the population.
Author: SENEWEB
