The High Court of Dakar has adjourned the legal proceedings between Mame Mbaye Niang and Ousmane Sonko until July 22, 2026. This significant deferral was granted following a request from the legal counsel representing the former Prime Minister, allowing them ample time to formulate their responses to the conclusions presented in court.
To reiterate the background of this high-profile case, Mame Mbaye Niang initiated legal action against the former Premier, alleging fraudulent transfer of a real estate asset. Niang seeks to have the villa, currently associated with Ousmane Sonko and situated in Cité Keur Gorgui, re-registered under his name. This move is aimed at recovering the 200 million CFA francs in damages and interest previously awarded to him by the judiciary.
Ousmane Sonko had been definitively sentenced to two months of strict imprisonment and ordered to pay 200 million CFA francs in damages to Mame Mbaye Niang. Armed with this judicial decision, Niang attempted to enforce the judgment. However, he encountered a significant hurdle: the leasehold rights to the villa, located at lot n°R/17 on a 264m² plot in Cité Keur Gorgui, were reportedly transferred to the family of the Pastef leader.
For Mame Mbaye Niang and his legal team, this property transfer represents a deliberate scheme designed to orchestrate Ousmane Sonko’s insolvency and shield the asset from any potential seizure. They strongly suspect the former minister intentionally moved the ownership of the house to evade the execution of the financial penalty.
The matter was initially brought before the court on a previous occasion before being postponed to June 10. That prior adjournment had provided Mame Mbaye Niang’s lawyers with the opportunity to prepare their rebuttal to the written submissions filed by Ousmane Sonko’s defense team.
To reiterate the background of this high-profile case, Mame Mbaye Niang initiated legal action against the former Premier, alleging fraudulent transfer of a real estate asset. Niang seeks to have the villa, currently associated with Ousmane Sonko and situated in Cité Keur Gorgui, re-registered under his name. This move is aimed at recovering the 200 million CFA francs in damages and interest previously awarded to him by the judiciary.
Ousmane Sonko had been definitively sentenced to two months of strict imprisonment and ordered to pay 200 million CFA francs in damages to Mame Mbaye Niang. Armed with this judicial decision, Niang attempted to enforce the judgment. However, he encountered a significant hurdle: the leasehold rights to the villa, located at lot n°R/17 on a 264m² plot in Cité Keur Gorgui, were reportedly transferred to the family of the Pastef leader.
For Mame Mbaye Niang and his legal team, this property transfer represents a deliberate scheme designed to orchestrate Ousmane Sonko’s insolvency and shield the asset from any potential seizure. They strongly suspect the former minister intentionally moved the ownership of the house to evade the execution of the financial penalty.
The matter was initially brought before the court on a previous occasion before being postponed to June 10. That prior adjournment had provided Mame Mbaye Niang’s lawyers with the opportunity to prepare their rebuttal to the written submissions filed by Ousmane Sonko’s defense team.
