The dissolution of the Commission for Territorial Dialogue appears to be a prelude to broader reforms aimed at other institutions of the Republic of Senegal.
In Senegal, the National Commission for Territorial Dialogue (CNDT) no longer exists.
Created in December 2015 by former President Macky Sall, the institution was dissolved a week ago by President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, according to media sources.
Benoît Sambou, an executive of the previous regime, who headed the commission, was officially informed of the decision, private radio RFM reported.
The dissolution of the commission is part of a series of measures aimed at eliminating institutions considered wasteful and created under Macky Sall to serve a political clientele, according to several observers, who welcome this initiative by the new authorities.
They justify it with the desire to rationalize public spending. Among the institutions likely to suffer the same fate are the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE), the High Council of Territorial Communities (HCCT) and the High Council for Social Dialogue (HCDS).
As for the dissolution of the National Assembly, it can take place in mid-September, when the two-year term of the 14th legislature expires, according to the Constitution.
However, sources indicate that President Faye has already sought the opinion of the Constitutional Council on the appropriate date to dissolve Parliament. Some people close to the new regime believe that this could have been done as early as July 31, the second anniversary of the last legislative elections.
Established on December 21, 2015, the CNDT was tasked with assisting the head of state in defining territorial cooperation mechanisms and helping local authorities form communal interest groups and territorial public institutions. Djibo Leyti Ka, a former socialist minister, who died in 2017, was the first head of this commission.
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