The
Supreme Court yesterday upheld a landmark judgment in favour of nominated
National Assembly Member (NAM), Ya Kumba Jaiteh, whose nomination was revoked
by President Adama Barrow last year.
Delivering
their judgment on Tuesday, four Supreme Court justices head by Chief Justice
Hassan B. Jallow stated: “The purported termination of nomination of Ya Kumba
Jaiteh through an executive letter was unconstitutional, null and void.”
They
declared that the third defendant Foday Gassama’s nomination is
“unconstitutional, null and void.” The court also urged Foday Gassama to desist
from presenting himself as a nominated member of the National Assembly
anywhere.
Ya
Kumba Jaiteh was nominated by the President and became a member of the National
Assembly in April 2017 after the National Assembly Election.
Ya
Kumba had earlier brought an action before the Supreme Court to declare the
revocation of her nomination as unconstitutional.
