Waly Diouf Bodian, a senior figure in Pastef, has strongly reacted to recent remarks by Professor Mary Teuw Niang about verbal violence and respect in public discourse. The politician accuses the former higher education minister of inconsistency after he had previously attacked Pastef leader Ousmane Sonko.
Bodian outright rejects the academic’s calls for calm and questions his institutional stance. “After calling President Ousmane Sonko an impostor, Mary Teuw Niang now comes to lecture us about verbal violence and respect for others. It is too late, Professor,” Bodian declared. Continuing his criticism, the political leader added: “Your Sunday literary nonsense no longer works with us patriots. We do not respect those who do not respect Ousmane Sonko.” He concluded by accusing Niang of abandoning national values and siding with those in power.