By: Momodou Justice Darboe
The civil-suit that President Adama Barrow instituted against The Voice newspaper company and its editor-in-chief is set for mention today at the High Court in Kanifing.
The Voice’s editor-in-chief and managing director Musa Sheriff was a fortnight ago commanded by the High Court to appear before it on Friday.
President Barrow has chosen to go down the legal lane with The Voice and Mr. Sheriff following the paper’s refusal to retract a story about his reported succession plan and apologize to him.
It would be recalled that the paper reported some weeks ago that Mr. Barrow was reportedly hatching an exit strategy with successful businessman Muhammed Jah as his successor for the 2026 general election.
The President felt aggrieved by this report, saying it had put his name into disrepute as it has engendered trust and confidence issues in the NPP. The President claimed, among other things, that the report has galvanized the NPP members into believing that he is not a man of his words, that he has no intention to throw his hat into the ring come the 2026 election, that he has handpicked Muhammed Jah as his successor in a ceremony and that NPP executives were averse to the decision.
Mr. Sheriff will appear before Justice Kwabeng at the Kanifing High Court today at 11am.