Senegal's opposition coalition said Tuesday despite a government ban it will go ahead with a march to protest the squandering of public funds during a global festival celebrating black arts and culture. The prefect of Dakar Ibrahima Sakho told selfnews on Tuesday the protest 'was banned for reasons related to the unavailability of the security forces. They are all involved in the World Festival of Black Arts' which ends Friday. Opposition leader Seydou Gueye, however, said the march would go ahead Wednesday. 'We reject this ban because it is illegal. The protest against wastages, the high cost of living and power cuts will take place tomorrow (Wednesday),' said Gueye. The opposition has called the black arts festival a 'financial mess', accusing President Abdoulaye Wade's regime of 'wasting' billions of CFA francs (millions of dollars) without transparency. In a statement it said the festival was an example of the 'flaws of the regime,' speaking of 'corruption, megalomania and nepotism'. Wade, a candidate for a third term in 2012, chose his daughter Sindiely to run the festival, as in 2007 his son Karim was responsible for organising the Islamic Conference. The festival, which has brought thousands of artists and musicians to Dakar, comes amid worsening power cuts, with suburbs left in the dark while sparkling Christmas lights decorate parts of the capital near the presidential palace. Wade has this year come under fire for wastage, notably as he unveiled a colossal 160-foot African Renaissance statue worth 27 million dollars (16 million euros) which overlooks one of the capital's poor suburbs. He also purchased a 43 million dollar plane from French President Nicolas Sarkozy. 