On 7th November, 2026, the National Assembly’s Finance and Budgetary Control Committee rejected the entire first section of the 2027 Initial Finance Bill (LFI), along with all the proposed budgets for ministerial departments and public institutions submitted for its review. Following this rejection, Aminata Touré, High Representative of the President of the Republic, levelled sharp criticism at Ousmane Sonko and the deputies of the Pastef party.
Appearing on the programme Rfm Matin, she argued that Sonko and his supporters are prioritising their own political interests at the expense of the public’s needs—most notably the funding of hospitals. “He is only interested in himself. He cares about nothing else. If I were an opposition deputy and had to address a budgetary matter involving funds intended for medical care, I wouldn’t focus on my own personal interests or on the person standing across from me. But he is only concerned with himself. He wants to harm the government,” she insisted.
According to her, the consequences of these decisions affect not only the government but the Senegalese people as well. “It is not the government that suffers from his actions; it is the Senegalese population—hospitals, in particular,” she maintained.
