A heated exchange is currently unfolding between Mamoudou Ibra Kane and Jean Michel Sène, revealing growing tensions surrounding public management and governance in Senegal.

In a critical public statement, Mamoudou Ibra Kane questioned the sincerity of the current administration's commitments to good governance. The administration is affiliated with the PASTEF party. He specifically expressed concerns about the fate of the Director General of the Senegalese Rural Electrification Agency (ASER), suggesting he might be "sacrificed" in political dynamics beyond his control.

"I pity the young Director General of the Senegalese Rural Electrification Agency, who risks being sacrificed on the altar of interests that surpass him," said the president of the movement 'Tomorrow is Today' (DCM).

The former journalist also issued a call to Senegalese youth, urging them not to serve as instruments in power struggles. According to him, young people should commit to serving the nation without compromising their integrity or their future. Furthermore, he denounced the marginalization of the national private sector, which he sees as contradictory to the authorities' sovereignist rhetoric.

In response, Jean Michel Sène firmly rebutted, challenging the rigor and credibility of Mamoudou Ibra Kane. He accused him of a lack of serious investigation and a tendency to make unfounded accusations.

"A journalist turned politician should, on matters of public interest, rediscover the basic reflex demanded by his former profession: investigate seriously, verify facts, and produce concrete evidence, instead of stringing together approximations and hollow statements. At this rate, your political career risks resembling your journalistic one: grandiloquence, but no reference work," replied Jean Michel.

The Director General of ASER defended his institution's actions, stating that his team works to preserve billions of CFA francs in public funds.

"The youth who are helping to preserve billions of CFA francs of our public funds do not need your advice. Keep talking. Nothing will make us back down. We will go all the way. The Senegalese people will first discover your incompetence and bad faith, and then the mechanisms by which supposed entrepreneurs, in collusion with politicians, were able to extract billions from the state," he said.

In a pointed counter-attack, Jean Michel alluded to the existence of mechanisms that allowed certain actors, in connection with political officials, to unduly profit from public resources. He specifically cited the Intermaq case, which he considers emblematic of these practices.

Jean Michel Sène also announced an upcoming press conference, to be held after the Eid al-Fitr (Korité) holiday, during which he intends to present concrete evidence regarding the management of this case and reaffirm his commitment to transparency.