Senegal, Liberia presidential polls bolster ECOWAS democracy campaign – Tinubu
ECOWAS Chairman, President Bola Tinubu, expressed satisfaction with the successful presidential election in Senegal and the general elections in Liberia.
He stated that both processes contribute to the promotion of democracy within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
Tinubu congratulated Mr. Bassirou Faye on his election as the President of the Republic of Senegal.
He equally congratulated incumbent President Macky Sall for overseeing an election widely deemed as peaceful and transparent.
Tinubu’s congratulatory messages were contained in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, titled ‘President Tinubu congratulates President-elect Bassirou Dionaye Faye and the people of the Republic of Senegal.’
Faye emerged as Senegal’s President-elect after an unprecedented victory at the presidential election on Sunday, March 24, 2024.
The country’s electoral commission said more than seven million people were registered to vote out of roughly 17 million Senegalese. The civil society observer group known as COSCE revealed that voter turnout was over 61 per cent.
To win, candidates had to secure more than 50 per cent of the votes.
Although the Senegalese News Agency, APS, said the constitutional council would announce the results from on April 3, preliminary results showed the opposition candidate, Faye polling about 53.7 per cent.
Also, former Prime Minister and ruling coalition’s candidate, Amadou Ba, secured 36.2 per cent based on counts from 90 per cent of polling stations in the first-round vote, the electoral commission said.
