During a recent appearance on Jakaarlo, political commentator Badara Gadiaga delivered a sharp critique regarding Ousmane Sonko’s administration of political funds while he served as head of government. Gadiaga highlighted that 142 days had passed since the former Prime Minister’s departure from the Primature on May 22, 2026. He asserted that during this period, Sonko had nearly depleted the entire 1.77 billion CFA franc allocation designated for political expenditures. According to Gadiaga, upon his exit, Ousmane Sonko left his successor, Al Aminou Lo, with a mere 70 million CFA francs.
Gadiaga presented an arithmetic breakdown, estimating that this spending amounted to approximately 12 million CFA francs disbursed daily throughout Ousmane Sonko’s tenure at the Primature. He drew a stark comparison, referencing the tragic death of young Abdoulaye Ba at the university during the same timeframe, who was reportedly seeking payment of his 40,000 CFA franc scholarship. For Badara Gadiaga, this profound disparity underscores a contradiction between the public rhetoric surrounding the Economic and Social Recovery Plan (PRES) and the actual management of public finances by the former head of government, who, he noted, had access to over 300,000 CFA francs monthly from these funds. It is this significant gap between the plight of struggling students and the substantial sums utilized at the Primature that the commentator emphatically labels as “vampirism.”
Gadiaga presented an arithmetic breakdown, estimating that this spending amounted to approximately 12 million CFA francs disbursed daily throughout Ousmane Sonko’s tenure at the Primature. He drew a stark comparison, referencing the tragic death of young Abdoulaye Ba at the university during the same timeframe, who was reportedly seeking payment of his 40,000 CFA franc scholarship. For Badara Gadiaga, this profound disparity underscores a contradiction between the public rhetoric surrounding the Economic and Social Recovery Plan (PRES) and the actual management of public finances by the former head of government, who, he noted, had access to over 300,000 CFA francs monthly from these funds. It is this significant gap between the plight of struggling students and the substantial sums utilized at the Primature that the commentator emphatically labels as “vampirism.”
Badara gadiaga exposes ‘vampirism’ in ousmane sonko’s political fund management