Aminata Touré criticizes Ousmane Sonko over asset declaration and special funds, Sonko refutes claims and raises issues about CESE

Touré alluded to a high-ranking official who was asked by OFNAC to complete their asset declaration, implying Sonko. She also supported Aly Ngouille Ndiaye's statement that Sonko was the first head of government to receive special credits of such magnitude, contrasting it with her own experience and that of predecessors like Abdoul Mbaye, Lamine Loum, Moustapha Niasse, and Mame Madior Boye. Touré highlighted what she sees as a contradiction in Sonko's stance on "political funds," noting he initially denied receiving them before acknowledging 1.7 billion CFA francs.

She urged him to publicly detail how these funds were used, particularly for social solidarity or religious aid. Touré also cautioned the parliamentary majority against the Assembly encroaching on the Executive's role in managing special funds and questioned the timing of the transparency offensive. In response, Sonko, in an interview on August 16, 2026, denied the quarterly amount, clarifying it was an annual sum.

He stated he could justify all expenditures during his time as Prime Minister, having prohibited cash payments, and affirmed his party's long-standing advocacy for regulating these funds. Sonko then brought up a report from the State General Inspectorate IGE concerning the Economic, Social and Env