Pastef: Major Move Against Al Aminou Lo Taking Shape Minutes Before His Address

Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo defended the 2026 supplementary finance bill on Sunday, accused the parliamentary majority of obstruction and rejected Ousmane Sonko’s proposed televised debate. With the bill rejected in committee and Pastef holding the power to block it, Sonko must regain the initiative before the October 27 plenary session. The article suggests Pastef could submit quantified amendments on subsidies, investment, social spending and special funds, shifting the dispute toward concrete proposals. Sonko warned that subsidy cuts could raise diesel prices, currently 755 CFA francs per litre, while Lo cited oil prices rising from a budgeted $61 a barrel to more than $100 and 540 billion CFA francs already mobilized.