Parliamentary inquiry: Is Diomaye secretly carrying out his plan against Ousmane Sonko?

Demba Dieng, a former director of the Land Registry and adviser to Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, declined to appear before the parliamentary inquiry commission investigating land management, according to a statement issued on October 15. The presidency has not clarified whether it must authorize its staff to appear, and there is no evidence that Dieng was instructed not to attend. Former minister Daouda Ngom said he would answer his summons and claimed that six current or former ministers had refused theirs, a claim not confirmed by the commission or those involved. The commission says it will continue its investigation; Dieng’s reason for refusing and the exact number of refusals remain unknown.