Halifa
Sallah, President Barrow’s adviser on governance and spokesperson of the
coalition government, has insisted that he is still and indeed the spokesperson
of the Coalition.
“I am here, and that is enough to say that I
am the spokesperson of the coalition,” he said at a press conference at the
Kairaba Beach Hotel yesterday.
On
Sunday, one of the coalition party leaders and Minister of Interior Mai Ahmad
Fatty
during a joint press conference by the UDP, NRP and GMC said there is no
coalition spokesperson and anyone, who says he or she is, is not saying the
truth.
According
to Sallah, he has no problem with what Minister Fatty said as he has a right to
his views and opinion.
“It
is not my duty to destroy anything he does or replies to. It is his opinion and
he has the right to express his views. If he finds himself wrong, it is up to
him, and politicians are strange animals,” said Sallah.
Sallah
added that others felt the Independent candidature from within the coalition
would lead to the destruction of parties without necessarily increasing chances
of winning seats, while others believe otherwise.
After
a long deliberation on the issue and on type of candidature they should adopt,
it was put to a vote and six (6) stakeholders endorsed the party candidature
supported by the coalition as the way forward.
President
Barrow said as far as he is concerned a “tactical alliance” is the sure way to
forge ahead.