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Babacar Bâ, the esteemed president of the Forum du justiciable, has once again stepped into the spotlight, vehemently criticizing what he identifies as a glaring inconsistency in the former Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko’s discourse on the transparency of political funds in Senegal. In a recent public statement, the prominent human rights advocate underscored that the very figure who now champions integrity and sound governance had himself benefited from a political fund exceeding 1.7 billion CFA francs during his tenure at the Primature—a sum Sonko had publicly acknowledged.
For Babacar Bâ, this situation presents an undeniable irony. The current leader of Pastef had, in the past, frequently condemned what he termed the state’s “slush funds” or “caisses noires.” Yet, upon assuming office, he found himself overseeing the very mechanisms he had previously criticized. The coordinator of the Forum du justiciable has consistently made the issue of political funds a central pillar of his advocacy in recent months, repeatedly calling for the Présidence, the Primature, and the Assemblée nationale to disclose the amounts received and to subject themselves to scrutiny by the Cour des comptes.
The president of the FJ characterizes the current state of governance in Senegal as nothing short of an institutional charade. He passionately appeals to the Senegalese people, urging them to awaken, unite, and reclaim control of their nation’s destiny—a powerful message that departs from the typically technical tone of his previous pronouncements on public financial management.
