By Bakary Ceesay
31 National Assembly Members in Banjul on Monday 25th February, 2019 rejected the dismissal of Hon. Jaiteh a nominated member, by the President Adama Barrow.
Earlier on, Mr Ebrima O. Camara, Secretary General and Head of the Civil Service has written a letter to dismiss Ya Kumba Jaiteh, a nominated member of the National Assembly informing her the executive decision to revoke her nomination as National Assembly Member, with immediate effect
However, 31 members of the National Assembly have held an emergency caucus on Monday concerning the issue and came up with a resolution read by Hon. Kebba K.K Barrow, Majority leader will not recognize the dismissal of nominated member Ya Kumba Jaiteh.
“We the undersigned members of the National Assembly hereby resolve as follows: That the members of the National Assembly are hereby disassociating ourselves from the letter purporting to dismiss the nominated member Ya Kumba Jaiteh,” Barrow, who is also a member of Kombo South stated.
According to him, the president has no power or authority to dismiss any member of the National Assembly and that it is unconstitutional nor is it in the spirit of constitution to revoke the nomination of any member of the National Assembly. “The National Assembly is therefore not recognizing or accepting the purported revocation of the nomination of Honourable Ya Kumba Jaiteh and considers it null and void,” he stressed.
