With
more than eight opposition standard-bearers for the December Presidential poll,
who are planning to discuss issues of the election, only two turned up
yesterday for such a discourse at the Kairaba Beach Hotel.
Halifa
Sallah, flag bearer of the People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence
and Socialism (PDOIS), and Dr Isatou Touray, the independent candidate, showed
up at the closed door meeting of the opposition parties in their quest to form
a coalition for the December poll.
Speaking
to reporters at the scene of the meeting, Mr Sallah said all opposition parties
were supposed to convene at the Kairaba Beach Hotel for a meeting unknown to
the press, but only “few political leaders turned up”.
He
said the meeting was confidential, and they were going to organise another
meeting next week for all the opposition presidential candidates to discuss
issues ahead of the presidential election in December 1.
Dr
Isatou Touray, who was accompanied by Amie Bojang-Sissoho, when approached by
reporters for her comments, said they should follow her to her office for
information.
It
would be recalled that there was another coalition meeting held a few days
after the Tobaski, at the Kairaba Beach Hotel, which was attended by
representatives of some opposition parties.
