The
students of the Gambia Law School yesterday 13 December 2016 decided to boycott
lectures with immediate effect to stand in solidarity with the people of The
Gambia.
Reading
a press release at the Law school in Banjul, the assistant class president of
the law school, Kadijatou Jallow, stated that the students “condemn in the
strongest possible terms” the announcement of President Jammeh to nullify the
results of 1st December 2016 elections.
She
said: “The statement of the outgoing president is an abrogation of the
constitution and an attempt to subvert the legitimate decision of the people of
The Gambia.”
She
added that any attempt by President Jammeh to “constitute the panel of Supreme
Court, which is currently not, will amount to being a judge in one’s case”.
Also
speaking to the press, Saikou Ceesay, president of the class, said the class
comprised students from different countries and “all stood in solidarity” with
the Gambian students and the Gambian people.
“We
as lawyers in equity stand in solidarity with the people and the Gambia Bar Association,
which has boycotted the courts in the interest of the Gambian people.”
He
said they would therefore boycott lectures until such a time President Jammeh
reverses his decision and the president-elect Adama Barrow assumes office.
“We
cannot sit back and allow President Jammeh to delay the transition and
legitimise himself in power, “he said.
The
Gambia Law School was established in 2011 and has since graduated four batches
of students who serve in different positions of the legal fraternity in the
country and abroad.
