Yewwi Askan Wi, who is protesting against the invalidation of his national list led by Ousmane Sonko in view of the legislative elections of July 31, had called on his supporters to make as much noise as possible, at 8 p.m. Wednesday, throughout the country, with great reinforcement of pans horns. A ” great success according to the opposition coalition. For its part, power minimizes.
With our correspondent in Dakar, Charlotte Idrac
Each camp has its own assessment of the din that sounded Wednesday evening in many districts of Dakar and other cities of the country. A strategy that caused a stir. For government spokesman Oumar Guèye, this ” new form of expression is also entertainment according to him.
“ After failing miserably in terms of mobilizing to ask people to come out en masse – this was not the case during the last demonstration – the opposition invented this system for fun. This is not civil disobedience. »
The pot concert is a means of ” resistance “say, on the contrary, the leaders of Yewwi Askan Wi. It was ” a success », and the operation should be repeated.
” It’s a referendum because all the components that couldn’t come to our marches, to our meetings, demonstrated in their own way. I think it’s a good alternative, peaceful “, reacted the deputy and member of the coalition Aïda Mbodj.
” We are not here to party. We wanted to experiment with a new form of protest “says for his part Ousmane Sonko. The standoff with power continues: Yewwi Askan Wi maintains his call for a new demonstration on June 29.
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