Spokespersons for Opposition Gambia Democratic Congress (GMC), Momodou MC Cham and Dudu Jah of Opposition Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC), have describes Janneh Commission published on Friday bias and selective.
In their reactions to the report known as government ‘White Paper’ the opposition leaders described report and recommendations as bias and selective in both context and manner, saying it’s made to reprimand others as well as exonerate others who are serving the interest of the executives.
“Personally am very disappointed with the report because I could not understand why some people have been exonerated and others victimize. I consider it as witch hunting, bias and selective in all its entity,” said MC Cham of GDC.
Cham said he could not understand why people Luke Alhagie Ceesay, Mambureh Njie, Nuha Touray, Isatou Auber among others have to be spared and Momodou Sabally, Njogu Bah and others have to be severely punished for almost the same crime committed.
Cham calls on President Adama Barrow to reconsider the life ban place on Momodou Sabally, arguing that selective justice has been meted out on Sabally.
He pointed out that Sabally’ is a young Gambian with great potential to contribute to the development of the country.
“For me placing life ban on Momodou Sabally is a harsh decision that needs to be considered. Sabally is young and has a great potential to contribute to the development of the country,” Cham noted.
In his reaction, Dudu Jah, APRC Spokesperson said the Janneh commission itself have been compromise since the onset with the appointment of Amie Bensuda.
Jah stressed that the lead Council Amie Bensuda should have resigned once her personality comes into the fray for been the council in the Social Security in dealing with Kairaba Beach Hotel.
Jah also backed the views of the MC Cham stating that the commission’s report is totally bias and selective meant to victimize others and exonerate other close to the powers of authority.
“The commission have recommended the dismissal of the Chief Protocol Officer, Alhagie Ceesay but they decided to ignore that recommendation and the same thing applies in the case of Mamburey Njie, Isatou Auber among others.
How can one take this report seriously when it shows clearly how selective the authorities are in dispensing Justice. On the issue of banning some prominent Gambians including the former head of state Yahya Jammeh, former Vice President, and Isatou Njie Saidy among others,” Jah pointed out. .
The APRC spokesperson said: “neither President Barrow nor the Justice Minister have the right to ban any Gambian from holding public office, arguing that it is only the national assembly that has such powers to do so.”
” I think both President Barrow and Justice Minister Baa Tambedou have overstep from their boundary.
They have no right to ban any Gambian from holding public office, banning Gambians from holding public office can only be decided by the national assembly,” Jah noted.
He said he was not surprise that Momodou Sabally, firmer Secretary General have been victimize in the report, arguing that when Sabally recently attended APRC Youth rally he knew clearly he will be punished.
“Am not surprise with the victimization of Momodou Sabally because when he addressed our youth rally I clearly knew that he will be victimized,” Jah stated.
