Hon. Alhagie H. Sowe, National Assembly Member for Jimara Constituency, Upper River Region has condemned what he described as political campaign by some members of the ECOMIG forces believed to be Senegalese soldiers and also some Gambian soldiers attached to the security of President Adama Barrow’s mother, Aja Juma Jallow
In a press released made available to The Voice yesterday by Sowe, he said as quoted “I have learnt with great shock, the political campaign currently embarked upon in some villages in my Constituency Jimara in the Upper River Region (URR).”
He then added that: “This is not only a professional misconduct from the soldiers (both ECOMIG and Gambian soldiers) in this practice but also a provocation to us as politicians responsible for the Constituency.”
He urged the Gambian soldiers and ECOMIG forces to stop the campaign immediately without delay.
He pointed out that they are assigned by their superiors and the authorities responsible to provide security only for the president’s mother but not to assist her in campaigning for her son, who is the president of the Republic.
“In my capacity as the Honourable National Assembly Member for Jimara, I condemned the act and urged the concerned soldiers to desist from such practices immediately. Soldiers in general especially ECOMIG forces should not interfere in our country’s politics”, he pointed out.