For the first time since its establishment in early December 2020, the National Transition Council held its first session of questioning of ministers of the Republic. It was on Thursday 11 February in the Djeli Baba Sissoko room of the CICB. A plenary session during which some members of the NTC questioned ministers on the burning issues of the day, including the protection of the school environment against Covid-19, the demolition of some concessions near the airport area of Bamako Sénou and Decree No. 20047 PT-RM of December 31, 2020 setting the amount of the bonus to 207,500 CFA francs for health personnel involved in the fight against Covid-19 in Mali. At the helm were the Minister of National Education, Doulaye Konaté, the Minister of Land Affairs, Urban Planning and Housing, Dionkè Diarra and the Minister of Health and Social Development, Mrs. Soumaré, Dr. Fanta Siby.
For this first democratic exercise, the members of the National Council of Transition wanted to enlighten the lantern of national public opinion on issues relating, among others, to the protection of the school environment against Covid-19, the demolition of certain concessions in the airport zone and the provisions of Decree N°20047 PT-RM of 31 December 2020 fixing the amount of the bonus at 207,500 F CFA for health and security agents.
Putting double bite against the Covid19 in the school area
In response to Mr. Fomba’s concerns, the Minister of National Education reassured on the implementation of barrier measures in the school space to secure teachers, students and administrative staff. He stated that: « the government has made available 3 million 450,000 protective masks when classes resume. We will in any case try to insist that teachers and administrative staff keep as far away from the school as possible, including during breaks. In addition to these measures, Minister Konaté recalled that it has been instructed that the new school year will start in all schools in the Republic with a model lesson on the Covid19 . A lesson that must be repeated fairly regularly. He also pointed out that the administrators have been instructed to set up a monitoring committee in each school and in each class, responsible for monitoring the strict application of these barrier measures.
Demolition of concessions in the airport zone, a legal measure
During the same plenary session, the oral questions addressed to the Minister of Land Affairs and Urban Planning by Mr. Aboubacar Sidick-Fomba, aimed at enlightening the Malians on the recent demolitions carried out by the government. This member of the CNT in his interpellation wanted to know the real reasons for this demolition especially during this period, he said, particularly difficult for everyone.
As for the Minister of Health and Social Development, she was questioned by the same Aboubacar Sidick-Fomba about the anti-Covid measures, especially the decree N° 20047 PT-RM of 31st December 2020 fixing the amount of the bonus at 207,500 per person, paid once only for 25. 664 agents of the Ministry of Health and Social Development. The latter wanted to know the criteria that led to this choice and said it noted the absence of private structures on the list of establishments.
« How can you explain this arbitrary situation when some of these structures are listed among the establishments concerned by the hospital law? « he asked the supervisory minister.
Addressing the President of the National Transitional Council, she said: « Mr. President, we have considered everyone, everyone without exception, so we have not differentiated between health workers.
This plenary session was not only a first for the CNT, but also for the members of the Transitional Government to respond to an interpellation. A baptism of fire was successful.
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