Lawmakers exchanged blows and hurled a chair in Senegal’s parliament on Thursday over a perceived insult towards an influential pro-opposition religious leader. An opposition MP…

Lawmakers exchange blows in Senegal’s parliament over insult to pro-opposition religious leader

Lawmakers exchanged blows and hurled a chair in Senegal’s parliament on Thursday over a perceived insult towards an influential pro-opposition religious leader.

An opposition MP slapped legislator Amy Ndiaye over her remarks, according to images on television and social media that were authenticated by AFP.

She responded by throwing a chair at him and then fell to the ground, where she was helped by fellow members of her group.

A fistfight then erupted among MPs before the speaker suspended the session.

The bust-up erupted during a vote on the justice ministry’s budget for 2023.

It was sparked by remarks Ndiaye made about Serigne Moustapha Sy, a Muslim leader who supports the opposition but is not a lawmaker.

On November 27, she accused him of betraying his word and disrespecting President Macky Sall, according to media reports.

MP Abba Mbaye told an opposition TV channel that opposition lawmakers would oppose any resumption of parliamentary work “until this lady has apologised”.

Some members of the governing coalition, as well as feminist activists, lashed the physical attack on Ndiaye, which coincided with an awareness campaign about violence against women and girls.

Senegal is widely viewed as a beacon of stability and democracy in West Africa – a region notorious for coups and dictatorships.

Legislative elections in July led to a virtual tie, requiring Sall’s party to forge a coalition to stay in power.

Sall was elected to a seven-year term in 2012 and re-elected for a five-year tenure in 2019.

He has not divulged his plans for the next presidential vote, due in 2024.

https://dailytrust.com/lawmakers-exchange-blows-in-senegal-parliament/

Make d fight no reach Qatar. Senegal & Morocco no need distraction

All these mad men that called themselves leaders, may they die a miserable deaths. Amen!

Foolish people!

While the Senegalese team are in Qatar making the country and Africa proud, the senseless lawmakers are there disgracing their country. Tueh! Bastards!

Zonefree:
Foolish people!

While the Senegalese team are in Qatar making the country and Africa proud, the senseless lawmakers are there disgracing their country. Tueh! Bastards!

The law makers laterally don't care about Senegalese team.

After all is a different hustling.

They are fighting for their own stomach infrastructures

Naija ones get phd for shameless fighting in Aso.

All this for their selfish interest. Chai who do Africans this kind thing? So shameful.

It's just an African thing

my continent I hail

Na the world cup qualification fever...

E don happun for my obodo naija well well...Them thief mace for my own. that's that's highest worldwide

Imagine
Parliamentarians in Africa are something else.

African Lawmakers that are only concerned about their pockets. I'm certain that's the cause of their gbas gbos.

Abeg anybody thief their mace make i know

Op or OP Mesa where is d chair and d slap nah me a no dey agree with all dis audio talk ooo

If u no wan chow, stay ur house n remain clean

ijustdey:

Lawmakers exchanged blows and hurled a chair in Senegal’s parliament on Thursday over a perceived insult towards an influential pro-opposition religious leader. An opposition MP…




https://dailytrust.com/lawmakers-exchange-blows-in-senegal-parliament/

All the lawmakers na boxer's

Eweeeeh....
Senegal's law maker's likes VAWULENCE too

African? No regards at all

wow

Omo

Na normal thing for parliament

Africans don't respect themselves but still wants the whites to respect them, how is that possible?

Africa

Naija is really the giant of Africa. We are really bearing good fruits. Our fruits are manifesting our true colours and traits.

May God heal Africa of incompetence in govt.

If and only if this happened in our country, they should give that Senate President knock out... That man is the real definition of unpleasant.

Make dem no carry their yeye fight spoil their players that's representing them at d world cup....I know is their only selfish interest they are fighting for

I think say na only Nigeria de do dis kind tin

It's called "Politics" and it is practiced with violence by Politicians.