Dodou Sano, close associate of President Adama Barrow has strongly debunked Hon. Sanna Jawara’s claims that President Adama Barrow is allegedly in the business of inducing UDP MPS, in an attempt to buy support ahead of the party’s Congress scheduled for December.
During an interview with Star FM Radio, Sano said President Barrow has long been extending financial bailout to the United Democratic Party (UDP) Parliamentarians.
“It was President Adama Barrow, who paid for their deposits, when they contested the past election. Again he gave them 57 vehicles, when they complained about transportation problem.
The President also responded to their recent plea for help to gas their vehicles. Some UDP members of the parliament came to the President, while he was about to travel outside the country. They told him that they needed help because they are finding it difficult to fuel their cars. The President then extended financial aid to them on the basis of their appeal for financial help,” Sano remarked.
Speaking in the Wollof dialect, Sano said, MP Jawara’s allegations against the President are not only false, but totally formed. He accused the MP of deliberately disparaging the reputation of President Barrow just to make popular in the eyes of The Gambian community.
“The MP Sanna Jawara, who made the false and malicious accusations against the President, should be summoned by the UDP Executive to clarify issues. His allegations against the President were made up fictions. The President is a decent and God-fearing Gambian.
MP Jawara has never queried the 57 vehicles that the President donated to Parliamentarians. He also never queried the financial help that President Barrow extended to him during the past elections. President Barrow contributed towards their deposits at the IEC.
President Barrow was not doing this in anticipation of favors for the UDP members of parliament or the other parties which benefited from his gesture,” he remarked.
Dodou Sano has been accused by the UDP base, particularly those residing in the Diaspora of encouraging President Barrow to desert the UDP. He has been named as one of the main pioneers of the Barrow Youth Movement.
“They can say whatever they want to say. I know that most of those talking now were not around when the UDP was facing its trial and tribulations during Jammeh’s rule. There are some UDP newcomers, whose only objective is to sow seeds of discord among the party’s membership. They are not genuine UDP party members. They have a hidden agenda.
They want to unstable the UDP. The false allegations that they have been peddling against me, will not fly. It is all false and unfounded. My loyalty to the UDP cannot be questioned. I have been around well and stabilized before them .He said that he will continue to be part of the party despite their packed of lies and smear campaign,” Sano remarked.