« Intellectuellement malhonnête » : Une ancienne députée de l'APR recadre sévèrement Ousmane Sonko
“The message published by Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko regarding the withdrawal of Kosmos Energy from the Yakaar-Teranga block calls for rigorous clarification. Governing requires serenity and truth, far removed from populist manipulations.”
Referring to "a commercial withdrawal initiated under the regime of President Macky Sall", she considers it intellectually dishonest to present this withdrawal as a last-minute "victory".
Ms. Sène points out that “Kosmos Energy’s decision to withdraw from Yakaar-Teranga in favor of the State of Senegal (via PETROSEN) was finalized as early as November 2023. It was under the leadership of President Macky Sall that negotiations were conducted to allow PETROSEN to increase its stake from 10% to 35%, making the State a central player well before the change of regime.” She goes on to explain that “Kosmos’s exit agreement was a strategic decision by the company to focus on other assets, facilitated by an attractive legal framework established by the previous government.”
According to the APR official, "what the Prime Minister presents as a 'recovery' is nothing more than the administrative finalization of a process already underway." She clarifies that "signing a ministerial decree to ratify a 2023 agreement is not an act of resistance, but rather the normal continuation of state affairs." She believes that "appropriating the successes of the Emerging Senegal Plan (PSE) while simultaneously denigrating them is a blatant contradiction."
For Maïmouna Sène, the term "spoliation" is being used for purely electoral purposes. She points out that all contracts have been published and are accessible: "The 2019 Petroleum Code, passed under our majority, has considerably strengthened national interests. The massive investments made by international partners (BP, Kosmos) have transformed dormant resources into tangible wealth for Senegal's future."
For the former parliamentarian, rather than brandishing threats of "renegotiation" which could weaken Senegal's image with international investors and delay "First Gas", the current government should focus on the complex management of production.
In the eyes of the former member of parliament, "populism" cannot replace an energy strategy. She maintains that the Yakaar-Teranga block is indeed "an opportunity for our country, but this opportunity is the result of ten years of hard work, exploration, and oil diplomacy conducted by President Macky Sall's administration." Ms. Sène concludes: "The Senegalese people are not fooled: a future cannot be built on rewriting history."
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