SENUM SA: The RNS denounces a power struggle between Isidore Diouf and his supervisory body

In a press release, the Senegalese Network for Digital Technology and Information Sovereignty (RNS) denounces the management of Isidore Diouf, the CEO of Sénégal Numérique SA (SENUM SA). The network criticizes him, in particular, for his alleged refusal to comply with instructions from the supervisory authority regarding the reinstatement of three dismissed senior executives. It calls for a clarification of responsibilities and respect for the authority of the State.

The crisis continues at Sénégal Numérique SA (SENUM SA). In a press release, the Senegalese Network for Digital Technology and IT Sovereignty (RNS) is raising the alarm about the governance of this national company. The organization directly implicates the CEO, Isidore Diouf, whom it accuses of insubordination towards the supervisory authorities.

At the heart of the controversy: the dismissal of three senior managers of the company, who had respectively 20, 18, and 10 years of service. According to the RNS (National Union of Employees), these departures occurred under disputed circumstances, including an alleged circumvention of legal procedures and the unilateral payment of sums deemed derisory to the employees concerned.

But it is the subsequent developments in the case that have sparked outrage within the network. According to information reported in the press release, the supervisory authorities allegedly asked the CEO to reinstate the three executives. This instruction reportedly went unheeded, as the head of SENUM SA is accused of having categorically refused this request.

The RNS is calling on the state authorities

For the network, this situation now goes beyond a simple professional dispute. According to them, it raises serious questions about respect for institutional hierarchy and the governance rules of public companies.

“A public company is neither a personal kingdom nor a private domain,” the RNS insists in its press release. The organization reiterates that a director general carries out a public service mission and, as such, cannot place himself above the institutions or authorities to which he reports.

The network also believes that such a stance, if the reported facts are confirmed, could constitute a breach of the obligations of responsibility, institutional loyalty and respect for the administrative hierarchy.

The labor inspectorate and the justice system have been called upon to intervene.

Faced with this situation, the RNS calls for the case to be examined by the competent authorities, in particular the Labour Inspectorate and the relevant courts, so that the facts can be established and responsibilities determined.

The organization also laments that institutional communication seems, in its view, to be taking precedence over the search for a solution to this social crisis.

Beyond the fate of the three officials involved, the network believes that the credibility of the state and the authority of its institutions are at stake. It therefore calls on the authorities to take responsibility and uphold the principles of legality and good governance.

"No one is above the state, and certainly not the one who is supposed to serve it," concludes the RNS, which is demanding a swift clarification of this matter.