By Lamin Njie
The ambassador of Senegal to The Gambia Bachirou Sene said on Thursday his embassy has not received any money from the Senegalese government, pouring water on reports Senegalese in The Gambia are being paid thousands of dalasis.
“At this very hour, not any dalasi, any CFA Franc, any dollar is given to the embassy here in The Gambia by the Republic of Senegal,” Ambassador Sene told reporters at Pipeline on Thursday.
Senegalese in The Gambia have been scrambling after President Macky Sall allocated 12.5 billion CFA for Senegalese living in the diaspora. They have been forming queues at the embassy’s compound in Pipeline as reports abound they are being paid thousands of dalasis.
The Senegalese ambassador however said: “In our account, we didn’t receive any money [atleast] for the time being. We received a telegraphic message just yesterday saying that all embassies around Senegal [West Africa sub-region] will receive 10 million CFA.
“And this 10 million CFA is for those who are in urgent situation, those who’ve lost their parents to COVID-19 or those who are transiting through Gambia and are blocked [stranded] here.”
