The
president of Majmou’atu Rawdatil Majaalis, an Islamic organisation, has
described the words of Alhaji Ibrahima Jarju as fallacious, false and
unacceptable as they are purely an allegation in order to continue misleading
the Muslims ‘Ummah’ in the country.
Baba
Aboubacarr Drammeh during an organised press conference by the organisation
held at Nemataba in Brikama, Thursday 21 November, , disclosed that the press
conference was meant to clarify some allegations made against him and
Majmou’atu Rawdatil Majaalis during his absence, as he was out of the country
for some months.
He
said Rawdatil Majaalis has observed clearly that Supreme Islamic Council is
being used as a domestic piece of property confined to just a few set of
people. He said this was clearly manifested during a debate between Alhaji
Ibrahima Jarju and Alhaji Aboubacarr Jabbie, PRO Rawdatil Majaalis.
“His
analysis, which is out of order, shows that SIC is a preserved property to the
executive member led by the former president Alhaji Mohammed Lamin Touray
(whose term of office lapsed but refuses to step down) but not to other Muslim
community.”
Again,
he noted that his remark that Rawdatil Majaalis is a ‘one way traffic
organization, which its membership comprises only Madinkas, and the affairs
also run by only Madinkas’ “ is a false claim and out of contest. Rawdatil
Majaalis is a multi-tribe organisation that its membership comprises Madinkas,
Fulas, Wollofs, Jolas, Majangos, Sarahules and all other denominations in The
Gambia.”
Drammeh
went on that “for Alhaji Ibrahima Jarju to claim that I set up another
organisation - Majmou’atu Rawdatil Majaalis, is out of order that’s purely
false allegation and unacceptable.”
He
stated that the Majmou’atu Rawdatil Majaalis was established in 2017 while he
(Baba Drammeh) was in United States of America. He explained that he was
contacted to come and lead the organisation formed to serve the entire Muslims
of this country. “I wasn’t in the country for some months before the
organization was established.
He
further explained that: “I was contacted with goodwill assuming that I could be
one of the right persons to lead the organisation with peace, security,
harmony, unity and with respect to the principle of Islam, parents, observe the
rights of women and children and every citizen be it Muslim or non-Muslim,” he
emphasised.
With
hope, he said, the government of The Gambia would definitely endorse the
unanimous decision of the opinion of the Islamic religious leaders of the
country. He added there is need for all the 1873 villages in the country, as
each village has Imam Ratib, to be involved in the electoral process and vote
for the leadership of their choice to lead the Gambia Supreme Islamic Council.
He
stated that the selection and appointment of Alhaji Sheriff Muhammad Sanusi
Nano Hydara, the Caliph of Brufut and vice president of Rawdatil Majaalis to
lead as the President of the Gambia Supreme Islamic Council remain intact “and
it is a turning point in the history of Islamic organisations’ activities in
the country.”