Mody Niang enfonce le clou : « Ousmane Sonko a bien raison, de l’argent volé a toujours été versé à Touba »
Mody Niang, an intellectual and former chairman of the board of the national daily newspaper Le Soleil, has unequivocally endorsed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko regarding the controversial financial flows to the holy city of Touba. Known for his scathing criticism of previous regimes, Niang asserts that the current accusations are part of a sad historical pattern.
For this staunch supporter of Ousmane Sonko, the practice of transferring dubious funds to the holy city is nothing new. "Stolen money has always been paid to Touba, both during the time of the former president-politician [Abdoulaye Wade] and his successor and lookalike [Macky Sall], as probably still today," he insists, recalling that this situation reflects "the bad governance of the liberals" which he has constantly denounced in his writings.
Mody Niang is bringing up specific episodes, such as the one about the "200 million that the former president-politician intended for the late Serigne Cheikh Saliou, who simply returned it to Me Madické Niang, who was carrying it." According to him, these practices fostered the emergence of blatant opulence in the holy city, illustrated by "luxurious villas that were built, villas worth hundreds of millions or even billions, belonging to well-known people," specifically mentioning Pape Diop and Samuel Sarr.
Political funds at the heart of the system
According to him, this opaque flow of public money relies on a well-oiled mechanism. "All of this was only possible with the infamous political funds and the embezzlement of public money," denounces the former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Le Soleil.
As tensions rise over the Prime Minister's statements, the intellectual anticipates what will follow with a touch of irony and provocation towards the protesters: "Ousmane Sonko is therefore quite right, and with this Diomaye at the head of our country, billions will surely continue to be poured into the holy city. The 'grandsons' of Serigne Touba who are going to file a complaint against Ousmane Sonko can certainly do the same against me."
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