« Vous avez violé les consignes » : Le gros coup de colère d'Ousmane Sonko contre ses propres députés
The forced removal of MP Abdou Mbow from the chamber not only prompted the departure of MPs from the Takku Wallu Sénégal parliamentary group and several independent members, but also elicited a strong reaction from Ousmane Sonko, who was clearly irritated by the unfolding events. No sooner had calm been restored to the chamber than the presiding officer took the floor to firmly reiterate the rules governing the functioning of the National Assembly. In a particularly stern tone, he emphasized that authority in the chamber rests exclusively with the presiding officer.
“I would first like to recall a number of rules. I mentioned them last time here. This Assembly is under the authority of its president, who is also the chair of the session. No member of parliament, in violation of the rules of procedure, will impose his will on the Assembly,” he insisted.
The majority MPs were reprimanded by their leader
But it was primarily the attitude of certain Pastef MPs that provoked his anger. When several members of the majority left their seats to try to intervene during the confrontation with Abdou Mbow, Ousmane Sonko denounced a blatant disobedience to the instructions they had been given. "I also want to say that very clear instructions were given to the MPs of the Pastef parliamentary group, and you violated them," he declared in the heart of the chamber.
Visibly annoyed, he pointed out that maintaining order in the chamber is not the responsibility of either the majority or opposition members, but solely that of the National Assembly's competent services. "It is not up to a member of parliament to resolve these matters. The Speaker of the Assembly follows a directive, and the Assembly's police force does the job," he continued.
Deploring the intervention of some of his own supporters, he felt that they had overstepped their role by trying to manage the incident themselves: "It is deplorable that Pastef MPs traveled here to try to resolve the problem themselves," he lamented.
Keen to reaffirm his authority and that of the institution, Ousmane Sonko finally called for strict discipline before ordering the immediate continuation of the debates on the constitutional revision.
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