Senegal’s Parliament is preparing to vote on a constitutional amendment that would formally extend the asset declaration requirement to the Prime Minister and Speaker of the National Assembly. The amendment, sponsored by Pastef MP Amadou Ba, was adopted by a Parliamentary committee despite concerns over its legal wording. It seeks to amend Article 37 of the Constitution, which currently concerns the President.
Some MPs, including Guy Marius Sagna, have questioned whether the article can legally be used to cover the Prime Minister and parliamentary Speaker, describing the move as “petty political manoeuvring”. Pastef parliamentary group leader Ayib Daffé, however, said the two officials are already subject to asset declaration requirements under existing legislation.
The National Office for the Fight Against Fraud and Corruption (OFNAC) this week published provisional lists of officials required to declare their assets, separating those who have complied from those who have not.
Because the proposal seeks to amend the Constitution, it requires a three-fifths majority in Parliament to pass. The Pastef majority is also pushing for President Bassirou Diomaye Faye to promulgate the amendment without putting it to a referendum. Daffé has accused the government of using delaying tactics if it sends the proposal to voters.
The parliamentary plenary vote is scheduled for Tuesday, August 18, 2026. The 15-day extraordinary parliamentary session will consider 11 texts, including another Pastef-backed bill seeking to regulate special presidential and prime ministerial funds, commonly referred to as “secret funds”.