Dahra Djolof: Ousmane Sonko calls on his activists to exercise restraint…
In Dahra Djolof (Linguère) where he was, on Saturday August 8, 2026, the president of the African Patriots of Senegal party for work, ethics and fraternity (Pastef) called on his activists to calm and restraint. Ousmane Sonko says he is convinced of the victory of his party in the next elections.
LINGUÈRE – Activists from all walks of life gave a popular welcome to the president of Pastef, Ousmane Sonko, on Saturday August 8, 2026, in Dahra (Linguère). Despite the heavy rain received in this region of Djolof, they chanted the name of the former Prime Minister. Invigorated by the mobilization, the leader of Pastef called on his activists to be calm. “I call on people to show restraint and calm, because they are seeing how to provoke Pastef so that young people react, so that they dissolve the party and withdraw the receipt,” he warned during this meeting which he chaired alongside El Malick Ndiaye.
Ousmane Sonko invited his activists to thwart all provocations coming from the other camp. If this is done, the president of Pastef remains convinced that his party will win the upcoming elections hands down. For him, if the head of state gives in to the temptation to dissolve the National Assembly and organize legislative elections, his defeat will be heavy. “If he holds local elections, we will beat him. If he dissolves the Assembly, it will be worse for him. And that’s what we prefer. We will beat him hands down,” Sonko said.
…In Louga, he invites them to welcome all those who wish to join Pastef
The president of Pastef, Ousmane Sonko, reiterated, on Saturday August 8, 2026, in Louga, his call for the massification of the party. On his way to Dahra Djolof, he invited local officials in Louga to welcome those who want to join the ranks of Pastef.
LOUGA – On his way to Dahra Djolof where he chaired a meeting on Saturday August 8, 2026, the president of the Pastef-Les Patriotes party, Ousmane Sonko, made a stopover in Louga to provide his support to local party officials. His visit to the regional capital was well received by enthusiastic activists and supporters. They stormed the Bouna Ndiaye public square to obtain a membership card, but also to listen to their leader. Ousmane Sonko said he was pleasantly surprised by the strong mobilization of activists and supporters. “This enthusiasm around the sale of cards will undoubtedly make the opposing camp think,” he said.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, the president of the Pastef party warmly congratulated the municipal coordination of Louga for the organization of this operation. However, he recommended the establishment of itinerant commissions responsible for traveling through neighborhoods and villages to enable people who cannot travel to acquire their membership cards. “We must unite the party. We must openly welcome all those who wish to join Pastef,” he insisted. Ousmane Sonko invited local officials to continue membership operations in a spirit of inclusion and proximity.
“We did not come here to hold a meeting, because we are not during an electoral campaign. We are simply passing through to encourage our comrades in their activities of selling membership cards,” he said. The former Prime Minister took the opportunity to remind the President of the Republic, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, of the urgency of setting the date for local elections.
Mamadou Thiam, municipal coordinator of Pastef in Louga, was delighted with this influx which he considers to be a sign of the party’s roots in the municipality. “The populations massively responded to Pastef’s call. We have set ourselves the goal of selling 10,000 membership cards,” he said. According to him, this trend observed from the first hours of the operation suggests the possibility of reaching, or even exceeding, this bet.
