President Obama met with a group of advocates and activists before returning to Dakar. “The leaders who are gathered here today, these are all representatives of civil society, which is incredibly strong here in Senegal,” President Obama said. “And last year, when there were some significant questions as to whether Senegal’s democracy would continue to represent the will of the people, it is leaders like these that were able to maintain the pressure and to maintain a focus on the peaceful transfer of power and the continuation of democratic traditions here in Senegal.
Hata hivyo, mbunge wa sasa wa jimbo hili, Abbas Mtemvu anaonekana kuwa na hali tulivu, yaani kutoonekana kuharibu na pia kutokukubalika kwa kutisha ila kuna kila hali kuwa Tambwe Hiza ambaye alikuwa CUF na kuwania jimbo hilo mara kadhaa bila mafanikio na mara ya mwisho akipata asilimia 27.5 za kura, sasa anaweza kumkabili Mtemvu katika kura za maoni za CCM. Hiza kwa sasa ni Ofisa wa Kitengo cha Propaganda cha CCM. Jimbo la Ukonga linaloongozwa na Makongoro Mahanga nalo linaonekana kuwa na hamasa hasa kutokana na CHADEMA kuonyesha nia ya kuwa na mgombea huko.