Members
of the National Assembly have called for a peaceful settlement of the current
political crisis in the country, and for allowing the rule of law to prevail.
They
were speaking during the adjournment debate on Thursday.
The
motion was moved by the Majority Leader and member for Serrekunda East,
Fabakary Tombong Jatta, who called for a peaceful handling The Gambia internal
affairs rather than allowing foreign forces to intervene.
“As
parliamentarians, we should ensure that our beloved country and its people live
in peace and prosperity. We should all cherish what we have,” he said.
As the Assembly adjourned sine die, and with
the legislative election looming, he took the opportunity to thank all the
parliamentarians for their good work over the past years in “serving the
interest” of the Gambian people.
This
might be his last address as a parliamentarian, Jatta said, and further thanked
his electorate, who elected him to represent them for the past two decades.
In
seconding the motion, the National Assembly Member for Sabah Sanjal, Hon.
Ousman Bah, also reiterated the need for resolving the current situation
peacefully.
He
went on to talk about constituency matters, and called on the authorities
responsible for health to consider mechanisms to improve the health system in
his constituency.
One
of the wards in his constituency “lacks a health facility”, and called for
consideration of that issue.
Hon.
Abdoulie Saine, National Assembly Member for Banjul Central, also called for
peace, saying Gambians should ensure that the rule of law prevails in
addressing the current situation.
Hon.
Lamin Saine, Nominated Member, in his intervention cited some of the countries
that had gone through foreign interventions in resolving their own problems and
ended up being destroyed, with too much bloodshed.
He
further said that Gambians should solve their problems as one big family.
Hon.
Buba Bojang, National Assembly Member for Foni Kansala, also reiterated the
called for peace to be maintained, and said it is necessary to call for a
national dialogue in solving the problem.
“Peace
should be given a chance in solving any of our problems,” he added.
Hon.
Cherno Omar Jallow, for his part, said peace would always prevail in The
Gambia, because Gambia is a peaceful country.
