The ceremony was chaired by Prime Minister Mohamed Beavogui in the presence of the Minister of Justice, Water Guardian and several officials from the country’s courts.

In his speech, the former president who served 29 years at the head of this first judicial institution of the country, Mamadou Sylla congratulated the appointment of his successor who was trained by him.

“I begin by extending my warmest congratulations on your appointment as head of the Supreme Court, which is at the top of the judicial pyramid and whose role is to monitor the proper application of the law by trial judges, that is, to verify whether there has been a violation of the law and censorship. This role gives it the mission of ensuring compliance with the law. By overturning decisions of last resort that violate it and ensuring the unity of interpretation of the law of this difficult mission, the requirement for this Supreme Court is to unify and harmonize the law, in its conception and application, to state the law, to interpret the substance by normative decisions and to ensure the unity of case law . “

And to continue ”  It is also responsible for the proclamation of the results of the legislative elections, at the end of the procedure provided for this purpose, it is competent in administrative matters, in accordance with organic law L/2017/003/AN of February 23, 2017, to control the unilateral acts of the executive authorities, to sanction violations of the law and excesses of power and to guarantee legal security in relations between the administration and individuals”,  relates Mr. Sylla.

For his part, the new president of the Supreme Court paid a vibrant tribute first to the president of the transition Colonel Mamady Doumbouya for the confidence placed in him to occupy this high legal function of the country.

”  I express to the very high my infinite gratuity and place in his hands the house of justice.  How after Allah not to express warmly all my gratitude to the president of the transition president of the CNRD, colonel Mamadi Doumbouya for having honored me by calling me to occupy this eminent position of president of the supreme court placed at the top of the courts, and the tribunals, investing me with judicial power and the function of principal advisory body of the president of the Republic. I naturally say to him simply and modestly thank you for the great confidence thus placed in my modest person . “

In the same vein, he specified that “the  achievement of this exhilarating work involving the economic and social emergence of our country, the elimination of poverty, inequalities, the rule of law requires that the Supreme Court play its role so that the construction of the building whose plan is drawn using compact and square by the president of the transition is straight and perfect in all its angles . “