State
House, Banjul, January 30, 2020 – His Excellency, President Adama Barrow has
presided over an emergency cabinet session on Thursday, January 30, 2020, to
discuss matters relating to events that happened on Sunday, 26 January.
The
Information and Communication Minister Honourable Ebrima Sillah said the
cabinet session called for calm and reinforced The Gambia’s commitment to
democratic principles it considers “sacred.”
The
government has called on all Gambian people to remain calm and assure them that
the situation is under complete control.
“We
want to assure the international community of our sacred duty to be committed
to democratic principles and that Gambia government will continue to be engaged
in those sacred principles. The Gambia is calm, peaceful and we call on the
Gambian people to support the government in that direction to ensure that we
sustain the peace in this country,” he said.
Minister
Sillah added that cabinet has taken note of a number of other issues.
