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S. Jatta, the lawmaker for Wuli West has defended President Adama Barrow’s
insistence on serving five years, arguing: “that because that’s what the law
permits us to do.”
Hon.
Jatta, was speaking during the adjournment debate for the legislative year on
Monday.
He,
however, cited sections 63 and 65 stating that the president can resign on the
basis of that. “We have agreed on the three years and that is not the ignorance
of the constitution but it was the tactical move to change the government,” he
added.
He
said the coalition members brought the constitution into the politics in this
country “and that was the changes we made and the whole world is talking about
that and somebody came and destroyed everything within six months and people
are not talking about that and you said you are going to hold coalition members
to account.”
Hon.
Jatta, further talked about the need to refrain from loans and grants by making
sacrifice and cut all the allowances that are given to the public officials
starting with the ministers and their institutions and add it to the
development of the nation. This, he opined is the only solution to solve the
economic problems affecting the development of the country.
Minority
Leader Samba Jallow and member for Niamina Dankunku recalled that he once told
fellow lawmakers in 2017 that the three year agreement of the coalition should
not be behind a political party. According to him, someone came and said if
President Adama Barrow honours the 3 year agreement and steps down, he will
take him to the Supreme Court.
He
thus called on the Gambians to wait until 2012 election where they can choose
their own president that will steer the affairs of the country rather than
creating chaos in the country.
