Political commentator Badara Gadiaga recently launched a scathing critique against Ousmane Sonko’s stewardship of political funds during his time as head of government. Speaking on the Jakaarlo platform this Friday, Gadiaga highlighted that 142 days had elapsed since the former Prime Minister’s removal from the Primature on May 22, 2026. He asserted that Sonko, over this period, had nearly exhausted the entirety of the 1.77 billion CFA francs earmarked for political allocations. According to Gadiaga, Sonko reportedly left his successor, Al Aminou Lo, with less than 70 million CFA francs upon his departure.
Through an arithmetic calculation, the commentator determined that this expenditure translated to approximately 12 million CFA francs disbursed daily throughout Ousmane Sonko’s tenure at the Primature. Gadiaga starkly juxtaposed this figure with the challenging circumstances faced by the university community at the time, specifically recalling the death of young Abdoulaye Ba, who was advocating for the disbursement of his 40,000 CFA franc scholarship. For Badara Gadiaga, this pronounced contrast underscores a profound contradiction between the official rhetoric surrounding the Plan de redressement économique et social (PRES) and the actual handling of public finances by the former head of government. Gadiaga further noted that Sonko reportedly had access to over 300,000 CFA francs per month from these very funds. It is this significant discrepancy, between the plight of struggling students and the substantial sums mobilized within the Primature, that the commentator unequivocally labeled as “vampirism.”
Through an arithmetic calculation, the commentator determined that this expenditure translated to approximately 12 million CFA francs disbursed daily throughout Ousmane Sonko’s tenure at the Primature. Gadiaga starkly juxtaposed this figure with the challenging circumstances faced by the university community at the time, specifically recalling the death of young Abdoulaye Ba, who was advocating for the disbursement of his 40,000 CFA franc scholarship. For Badara Gadiaga, this pronounced contrast underscores a profound contradiction between the official rhetoric surrounding the Plan de redressement économique et social (PRES) and the actual handling of public finances by the former head of government. Gadiaga further noted that Sonko reportedly had access to over 300,000 CFA francs per month from these very funds. It is this significant discrepancy, between the plight of struggling students and the substantial sums mobilized within the Primature, that the commentator unequivocally labeled as “vampirism.”