President
Adama Barrow’s special deputy adviser on youth says he is disappointed the by
the statements of Ousainou Darboe, the leader of the United Democratic Party
(UDP) for reneging on his principled position of support for the five-year constitutional
mandate of President Adama Barrow.
“Just
as it is disappointing, the decision is meaningless and cannot stand even the
slightest constitutional scrutiny and rigors. As far as we are concerned,
President Adama Barrow was duly elected and mandated by the Gambian people to
serve for a period of five years based on the 1997 Constitution, which is the
supreme law of the land,” Saihou Mballow said in a statement on Wednesday.
He
said they recognized the 2016 Coalition agreement as a legitimate friendly
agreement but where it comes in conflict with the law, the supremacy of the law
takes precedence.
Mr
Mballow called on all and sundry, particularly genuine politicians to do the
right thing and stand in support of the constitution of the country.
