Pa
Modou Bojang, manager of Home Digital FM which was recently closed by
government has expressed disappointment over the closure of the two radio
stations: Home Digital and King FM without following due process or giving any
reason.
Mr.
Bojang was speaking in an interview with reporters on Tuesday shortly after the
government announced its decision for the reopening of the two radio stations
and subsequently dropping all charges against their managers and staff who were
arrested and briefly detained last month.
This
decision came following the Gambia Press Union’s (GPU) and the National Human
Rights Commission’s (NHRC) collaborated efforts that led to a fruitful
discussion for reopen on Tuesday.
“I
am very disappointed with the minister of Information and Communication and The
Gambia government at large for closing and reopening of our radio stations
without giving any reason. We were expecting that the government will come up
with a reason for shutting down our radio stations,” said Pa Modou Bojang.
According
to him, he never had doubts about the reopening of two radio stations because
they had done nothing wrong.
“The
only thing I will emphasise is my disappointment with the minister of
Information and The Gambia government in general because due process was not
followed for the closing down of the radio stations.
