Timi Frank Condemns Senegal President Sall’s Unilateral Postponement of Presidential Election

Former deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, strongly condemned Senegalese President Macky Sall over his unilateral and illegal postponement of the country’s scheduled presidential election.

Sall had indefinitely postponed the Senegal’s presidential election that was initially scheduled to take place on February 25.

However, Senegal’s National Assembly accepted the shift and passed a bill that fixed a new date for December 15.

Frank, in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, described Sall’s action as a coup against the constitution of Senegal, which Sall swore to uphold.

He further characterized the action as undemocratic, dictatorial, unjust, and unfair to the people of Senegal and democracy in the West African subregion.

The restriction of mobile internet access and the suppression and persecution of the media through license revocation in the country are signs that Sall has become corrupt and absolutely dictatorial, according to Frank.

Frank called on the authorities of Heads of States and government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to urgently intervene to ensure that Senegal’s election timetable is strictly adhered to and Sall’s bid to elongate his tenure is annulled.

He also urged the governments of the United Kingdom, United States of America, and the European Union to place a visa ban on Sall over his attempt to derail democracy in Senegal should he refuse to revert to the initial February 25 presidential election date.

As the situation in Senegal unfolds, it remains to be seen how President Sall and the government will respond to these criticisms and whether they will take steps to ensure a fair and democratic election process in the country.