Aminata Touré cites political reasons for rejecting the LFR
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on SeneNews
According to former Prime Minister Aminata Touré, speaking on RFM, the Pastef majority’s rejection of the supplementary finance bill is aimed at blocking the action of President Diomaye Faye. Pastef, for its part, cites "substantial contradictions" in the bill.
Former Prime Minister Aminata "Mimi" Touré, general supervisor of Kiiraay, the presidential party, accuses the President of the National Assembly, Ousmane Sonko, of seeking to block the action of Diomaye Faye by having the supplementary finance bill (LFR) rejected. She spoke on Tuesday on RFM Matin.
Pastef, Sonko’s party, rejected the bill citing "substantial contradictions". For Aminata Touré, this justification does not hold, "because there are none". According to her, the majority voted against only to take revenge on Diomaye Faye, who followed a different path from the party leader. She nevertheless says she understands the deputies, who carry out their leader’s instructions for fear of losing their place on the lists.
The rejection of the LFR follows that of the 2026 amended budget by the Senegalese commission on 30 October.
