Problème d'infrastructures à Bignona : Le Président du mouvement Bignona Jiito impute la responsabilité à Ousmane Sonko
The construction of National Route 4 (RN4), the Bignona-Kafountine road, the Fogny loop, and the Émilie Badiane bridge are all infrastructure projects in the Bignona department that deserve special attention. The halt in the reconstruction of RN4, the stalled work on the Fogny loop, and the Bignona-Diouloulou-Kafountine road are all due to poor diplomatic policy and poor communication from a very powerful Prime Minister, declared Lamine Badji, president of the Bignona Jiito movement. As a result, the people of this department are paying the price for things they didn't do and continue to suffer from poor travel conditions, according to Badji.
He and his colleagues are expressing concerns about the continuation of the RN4 roadworks, and even fear that the section already completed will deteriorate before the road is fully rebuilt, a large portion of which runs through the Bignona department. This 165 km road, stretching from Senoba to Mpack, has struggled to be completed since its reconstruction began in 2022, lamented Bignona President Jiito.
"Our concern is that even before this road is finished, the other sections already completed will begin to deteriorate. This would be regrettable for the people of Casamance. Three companies were working on the road, which was divided into three sections. From Senoba to Carrefour, this section is finished. Now, the rest is the problem. We've even heard that one of the companies has left Senegal. Simply because there's no more funding. And for this, we blame the current government, which, through diplomatic clumsiness, caused the donors to stop funding. Today, the Senoba-Mpack road project, at least, is at a standstill. Until when? We don't know," Lamine Badji stated bluntly.
Beyond this road, there is the Fogny loop, which is struggling to take shape despite work having begun. Construction of this road has also been at a standstill for two years, according to the president of Bignona Jiito, due to the same diplomatic issues, Lamine Badji implied.
"We believe that this Fogny loop, at this time, if the old regime were still in power, would be a distant memory. Because the funding had been secured. And it was funding of over 450 billion for 2700 kilometers, as part of a special program to open up isolated areas. The Ndiaganiao road was part of it. The Boudhié loop was also part of it. Unfortunately, due to poor communication, with the arrival of the new regime, the funding was blocked and the people of Casamance continue to suffer," laments Mr. Badji.
According to the president of the Bignona Jiito movement, Fogny is struggling to have this road, due to a bad disinformation campaign and political bad will attributable to Pastef and its leader Ousmane Sonko.
According to him, funding for this program was blocked due to poor communication from the new regime, with a very powerful Prime Minister who attacked people and ruined everything. This led to the suspension of several funding projects, he says.
The Bignona-Kafountine axis, the lifeblood of Bignona's economy, is in chaos.
"We have a chaotic road, the Kafountine road. This road is in very poor condition. And we know that the economy of the Bignona department depends on this locality. There are fish, because of the Kafountine wharf. There is also tourism in Kafountine. Today, accessing Kafountine has become a real problem. We are appealing to the president. He recently spoke about it. And we believe that the promises will be kept," added the president of Bignona Jiito.
He explains that Kafountine generates a lot of money, but the catastrophic state of the road means that many people no longer set foot there.
25 billion for the construction of the Émile Badiane bridge, a budget deemed insufficient
Lamine Badji also attacked the region's activists: "It's sad for Ziguinchor. Ziguinchor no longer has a civil society. Ziguinchor no longer has activists, there are only Pastef militants," the president of Bignona Jiito asserted. "The problem in Casamance is Ousmane Sonko. He's a super Prime Minister. He's a PM who travels by private jet and has a slush fund," he declared.
Returning to the issue of the Émile Badiane bridge, which was built in 1976 and has undergone two renovations in a row, Lamine Badji finds the 25 billion announced by the President of the Republic for its reconstruction insignificant.
"The President of the Republic spoke of 25 billion. But we think that's not much. If we know that the bridge has to go towards Goumel, to reach the other bank, the bridge will be almost 1000 meters long. So, 25 billion, we think that's not much. Especially knowing that the Farafenni bridge cost the State of Senegal 50 billion," decried the president of the Bignona Jiito movement.
For Lamine Badji, the current layout of the Émile Badiane bridge cannot accommodate a new bridge, hence their concerns.
Commentaires (24)
Où avez-vous vu un début d'infrastructures à Bignona ? Je vois dépérir ce beau village depuis mon enfance et vous avez l'outrecuidance d'attribuer les tares des politiques locales à des personnalités nationales nouvellement installées... quel culot !!!
Il se diffame lui même ; il dit qu’ils ont eu un échos et ils accusent le gouvernement 😂
Il a écouté le président Diomaye lors de ça visite en casamance parlait de ses sujets et ce monsieur en fait un combat…
Non seulement ce monsieur n’est pas ingénieur en BTP ,ni un expert dans le domaine du BTP mais il nous les fais croire en nous disant que l’enveloppe de 25 Milliards est peu pour le pont😂😂😂. À ceux que je sache sur son métier,il est dans la livraison des médocs dans les pharmacies….
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