Former Prime Minister Amadou Ba expressed his satisfaction at the announcement of the release of the first barrels of oil from the Sangomar field. However, he stressed that the economic benefits of this exploitation will not be felt immediately. He therefore invites the Senegalese to be patient.
“I am delighted with the first barrel which we were already expecting in 2021, you see that it is in 2024 that we have the first barrel. This is a debate from which I have always kept my distance because it is good to be able to build Senegal without oil or gas. Oil and gas are strategic products, very useful, but also whose prices vary which can have an impact,” declared Amadou Ba, this Monday, at the Omarian Mosque, on the occasion of the Eid festival. el Kébir, commonly called Tabaski.
The former head of government invites the Senegalese to be patient, recalling that the development and maturation of this new source of wealth will take time.
“We must lay the foundations for solid growth without oil and gas and make oil and gas a surplus. Now, in the immediate future, I think we need to be very careful. We will have to wait 4 or 5 years of operation to start to see some of the benefits,” said Amadou Ba.
