For Sibeth Ndiaye, the time for action does not wait. Also, when in 2018, the former Government spokesperson lost patience after seeing confidential information revealed on the air, the blood of Pap Ndiaye’s sister had only turned. On the occasion of the forty-fourth anniversary of the wife of Patrice RoquesGala.fr suggests returning to this event which pushed her to inadvertently insult Emmanuel Macron. While the Yellow Vest crisis was in full swing, the President of the Republic decided to speak out.
During a speech, Emmanuel Macron promised to pay a bonus to workers paid the minimum wage, recall our colleagues from World. But while the details of this measure had not yet been revealed, an obvious leak coming from the Élysée had informed Pascal Praud conditions of the latter. In his show Professional Time, the journalist revealed this information, although classified as secret, to his viewers. When she heard the news, Sibeth Ndiaye cried out in the corridors of the presidential palace: “Who is the idiot who sent a message to Pascal Praud about the 100 euro bonus? He has just mentioned the Élysée in the middle of a broadcast!” Then, an amused voice came from an office, whispering: “It’s me.” You guess it, the former government spokesperson had just insulted Emmanuel Macron as an idiot. Oops.
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What happens to Sibeth Ndiaye?
Fortunately for Sibeth Ndiaye, this blunder with Emmanuel Macron did not cost him his job. However, during the year 2020, his name made headlines in the press, in particular because of his statements concerning the wearing of a mask in response to the beginnings of the coronavirus epidemic. Certainly tired of seeing herself criticized in the newspapers, the wife of Patrice Roques distanced herself from the government of Jean Castex. Also, since 2021, she serves as general secretary of the French branch of the Swiss group Adecco, “world number one in temporary employment”. An unexpected reconversion, but which certainly relieves the former Government spokesperson, finally removed from the political ruckus.
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