Dianté : un dirigisme contre-productif... (Par Mamadou Lamine DIATTA)
One has to wonder what Minister Mamadou Lamine Dianté's name stands for?
A former hard-hitting trade unionist in the vital and energy-intensive education sector, the man has completely transformed himself. First at the head of the High Council for Social Dialogue and then most recently in his comfortable and cozy role as Minister of Labour, Civil Service and Public Sector Reform.
The pressure exerted in the National Assembly to pass the new unified social security code reflects his unwavering determination to bring IPRES and the Social Security Fund under his control. Without any consideration! This top-down, outdated approach undermines the sacrosanct principle of the management autonomy of social institutions, a principle hard-won in the 1990s under President Madia Diop. He must be turning in his grave, especially since this blow to his cherished union victory was struck by...a former union leader. Unbelievable. Yes, the paths of betrayal are indeed unfathomable.
The problem is that, in this latest power grab, Minister Dianté unilaterally broke with the principle of tripartite consultation (government, unions, and employers), with the barely concealed ambition of seeing the labor administration seize control of IPRES (the Senegalese Social Security Institute) and the Social Security Fund by appointing and dismissing Directors General as it sees fit. The idea, therefore, is to send these strategic institutions back to their roots, especially since IPRES, for example, experienced its worst crisis in 1991 when the government held sway over the institution, using resources recklessly, notably by improperly financing the agricultural campaign to the point of causing a payment default that same year. Who benefits from a payment default? Certainly not the 149,000 IPRES beneficiaries currently registered.
However, since gaining management autonomy following this dark period, the social security institutions have managed, albeit with difficulty, to maintain a stable financial balance, notably by diligently paying pensions, implementing an increase of over 50% compared to the 2012 pensions, and disregarding the recommendations of CIPRES (the pan-African regulatory body) to continue providing healthcare and social services to the 149,000 IPRES beneficiaries. This activity is not, however, the core business of an institution that annually invests over 4 billion CFA francs in providing free healthcare to retirees. To date, IPRES remains the only social security institution in Africa fulfilling such a mission.
Apparently, Minister Dianté doesn't care. He completely ignores the simple fact that the State currently owes IPRES over 100 billion CFA francs, notably due to numerous commitments such as the non-payment of the contribution related to the implementation of the minimum pension, which has cost IPRES over 6 billion CFA francs annually for more than six years...
For him, the urgent matter is to control social institutions with a haste that poorly conceals unavowed intentions.
It's worth remembering that this is the same Dianté who declared the recent general strike illegal. This is also the same man who publicly announced demands for explanations from the "unscrupulous" workers in his ministry who had gone to attend the Magal pilgrimage, before changing his mind the next day on a well-known local radio station.
In other words, with this showdown against the alliance of 12 trade union centers/national associations of retirees, this minister, who looks like a Superman-sniper, still wants to fire on sight at carefully identified targets.
Clearly, in this country, attitudes can change some people to the point of making them unrecognizable. This is often a counterproductive stance, especially since union members and retirees aren't exactly naive.
Commentaires (7)
Pitoyable !!!
Mr Diatta, quid de la mauvaise gouvernance dont fait preuve les PCA de ces deux institutions. Déjà le rapport 2013 était un avant goût. Depuis la Cour des Comptes n'est pas revenue pour effectuer lu contrôle dans ces institutions. l'ancien régime de Macky était très copain avec le PCA de l'IPRES devenu homme politique très proche de l'ancien Président et était devenu le roi de l'IPRES. L'on se souvient de ces relations chaotiques avec l'ancien DG devenu DG des HLM et Maire de Tivaouane suite à l'intervention de l'ancien Président Macky Sall.
L'on pourrait faire un long article pour vous répondre Mr Diatta. Mais question : la Casse des 1,8 milliard à eu lieu quand à la CSS ? Après que la CSS est restée sans DG jusqu'à présent en Août 2026, bataille en sourdine dramatique entre un PCA de l'IPRES et l'Unsas.
Voilà le Combat que mène vos vieux amis syndicalistes : " Continuer à Prendre la Caisse" en s'installant Ad eternam à la tête de ces institutions. In fine rappelons que le Sénégal est le seul Pays d'Afrique à ne pas avoir une Unique Caisse de Sécurité Sociale Unifiée. Il faut toujours 2 PCA en partage du Gâteau. Allez voir Mr Diatta quelle galère aujourd'hui vivent aujourd'hui les milliers de travailleurs et leurs épouses pour percevoir leurs Prestations Familiales, pire en région où souvent il faut aller d'un Département à un autre. Les intérêts de ces allocataires vous vous en fichez, seul le Partage de gâteau vous intéresse ! Mais le Chantage ne passera ! Le JJJumbanti était une promesse électorale, l'ancien PM objet Sonko avait porté l'adoption de ces deux codes jusqu'à leur Adoption en conseil des Ministres...le 15 avril 2026. Le Président Diomaye ne se laissera pas distraire ni reculer après l'adoption de ces codes par presque tous les Députés de l'Assemblée nationale. GUY MARIUS, TU ES OÙ ?
Oui vous avez raison " Un dirigisme contre productif"
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