The Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire (PDCI-RDA) is furious after the elimination of the 12 autonomous districts, decided at the end of January 2026. Meeting at its 39th session of the executive secretariat, the party of Tidjane Thiam issued a scathing indictment against what it calls a massive waste of public resources .

A financial and human cost assessment deemed disastrous

For the main opposition party, the disappearance of these entities, only five years after their creation, confirms the failure of a reform it already considered "budget-draining" as early as 2021. The PDCI-RDA puts forward alarming management figures:

1. Financial cost: More than 68 billion FCFA of public funds swallowed up.
2. Human capital: More than 450 agents mobilized, including 300 civil servants, for missions deemed "not very operational".

The party deplores the fact that qualified personnel have been diverted from critical sectors—health, education, agriculture—to serve a structure with no real effectiveness. According to the opposition party, this money could have funded:

1. The construction of thousands of classrooms and rural health centers.
2. Empowerment projects for women and youth.

Electricity: The PDCI-RDA demands accountability

In addition to territorial management, the executive secretariat expressed its "outrage" at the deterioration of the national electricity service. The opposition's assessment is unequivocal: rising prices, constant power outages, and opaque billing.

"The current model guarantees the profits of a private operator while transferring all the risks to the consumer," the statement denounces.

Faced with a service deemed to be declining despite an increasingly burdensome cost of living, the PDCI-RDA demands immediate measures:

1. An independent audit of the energy sector.
2. Complete transparency regarding the pricing structure.
3. Direct relief measures for the average household budget.
4. A profound structural reform of the production and distribution system.