Aïda Mbodj has taken the plunge. The former president of And Saxal Liguey has officially merged her party with Pastef, thus sealing her allegiance to Ousmane Sonko’s movement. The merger ceremony, which marks the end of And Saxal Liguey as an independent political party, was held in the presence of members from both entities.
Sporting the Pastef bracelet on her wrist, Aïda Mbodj was quick to set the tone for this new political chapter. “A sincere partnership, in sorrow as in good times,” she declared, calling for unwavering cohesion within the now unified party.
This rallying illustrates the underlying trend leading several opposition and civil society groups to merge into Pastef, which, since Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s accession to the presidency, has become the pivotal party on the Senegalese political scene. For Aïda Mbodj, a well-known figure on the national political stage, it’s a major turning point: that of an activist choosing to trade her own label for the common banner.
