Ayib Daffé : “Le Sénégal ne sera plus l’élève du FMI, mais un partenaire qui défend ses propres priorités”
A guest on iRadio's "Sunday Jury," Ayib Daffé, president of the PASTEF parliamentary group, defended the Diomaye Faye government's economic stance toward the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to him, it is no longer a matter of submitting to policies dictated from outside, but of redefining the terms of sovereign cooperation, centered on the needs of the Senegalese people. "We will not be students of the IMF, but partners who dialogue as equals."
Faced with criticism that the government is bowing to the demands of the Bretton Woods institution, the president of the PASTEF parliamentary group clarifies the new Senegal's line of conduct: sovereignty, firmness, and lucidity. "No country has developed on orders from outside. It is not up to the IMF to dictate our priorities; it is up to the Senegalese people to define them," the MP states.
For him, Senegal must end the structural dependency that has marked previous decades. “Too often, our economic policies have been modeled on foreign models, without taking into account our productive realities. This has led us to growth without transformation, wealth without inclusion,” he laments.
Rebuilding on endogenous foundations
Ayib Daffé emphasizes the need to build an economy based on the mobilization of internal resources: fair taxation, the fight against fraud, streamlining public spending, and reviving national production. “Every franc collected must be invested in the sectors that feed the country: agriculture, local processing, energy, education, and health. That is economic sovereignty.”
The MP cites in particular “Diaspora Bonds” and the reform of the Sovereign Strategic Investment Fund (FONSIS) as levers for financing development without relying entirely on international financial institutions. “Our diaspora is an economic engine. We must offer them reliable instruments for investing in the country, with transparency and security.”
Dialogue, not submission
Asked about the government's position towards the IMF, Ayib Daffé clarified: "We are not in a confrontational spirit. Senegal remains open to dialogue, but a dialogue between equals. The IMF must understand that the time of blind submission is over."
He points out that structural reforms must first and foremost serve the interests of citizens: “Economic adjustments only make sense if they improve people’s lives. We don’t reform to please a donor, but to build a just and prosperous country.” For the president of the PASTEF parliamentary group, the economic break advocated by the government is not ideological, but pragmatic. “We want an economy of dignity, where Senegal decides for itself. The IMF can be a partner, but not a guardian. Sovereignty is not negotiable, it is exercised.”
And to conclude: “We inherited a country in debt, weakened by dependency. Our responsibility is to give Senegal back the power to say no when necessary, and to say yes when it is right for its people.”
Commentaires (24)
thiéré déss koy lalo
la diplomatie du langage doit exister surtout quand on s'adresse a des organismes aussi puissantes
yare léne séni gémine ne faite pas sombrer le Sènègal actuellement vous qui parlez a tord et a travers vous êtes a l'abri du besoin le sénégalais lambda subit la crise de plein fouet mais nak nioléne fal
Pour les nantis, no problem, les esclaves de la populace sont à leur merci .
Té Sakh nous les Sénégalais kou gnou geunoul geunognou (point)
Fouleu moy jay Dakhar wala magniam jiékhal ko
Les puissances sont puissantes par le système qui se perpétue : il y’a toujours un instrument pour défendre cela..
L’instrument d’aujourd’hui s’appelle FMI
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