A Gambian Parliamentarian, who had called for the impeachment of President Adama Barrow, has admitted receiving a vehicle that was insured by President Barrow, Freedom Newspaper can report. Alhagie Sowe, MP for the Jimara Constituency, made the admission during an interview with Freedom Radio Gambia’s prime time Leral show. Sowe said the pickup vehicle that was insured by President Barrow, was supplied to him and his colleagues in 2017 by the Clerk Modou Ceesay of the National Assembly.
“The vehicle that was supplied to me, and my colleagues was insured by President Adama Barrow. The insurance for the vehicles contained President Adama Barrow’s name. The vehicles were handed to us by the Clerk of the National Assembly,” Sowe remarked.
Sowe and his colleagues later launched a protest—by insisting that President Barrow’s name should be removed from the Insurance coverage of the over 57 vehicles allocated to the House. He said they didn’t want to receive a vehicle insured by the President.
It should be recalled when the source of the vehicles was unknown. State House Press Director Amie Bojang Sissoho, told journalists that the vehicles came from an unknown donor. But MP Sowe, has finally unsealed the pandoro box
“I didn’t receive any vehicle from Adama Barrow. I received a vehicle from the Clerk of the National Assembly, but not Adama Barrow. It was only provided to us, through the Clerk of the National Assembly. I don’t know who bought the vehicles. In fact, at first, when we received the vehicles, the Insurance; Adama Barrow’s name was written on the insurance, but then we complained, and they changed it to the National Assembly’s name,” Sowe said.
“If it was on Adama Barrow’s name, I would have returned the vehicle to Adama Barrow. The Insurance was later changed to the National Assembly’s name. I don’t know who owns the vehicles. It was supplied to us by the Clerk,” Sowe added.
Sowe admits that it was a mistake on their part as National Assembly members to receive vehicles without knowing the source of the vehicles.
“It is very important for us to know the source of the vehicle, which is a mistake from all the National Assembly members. I myself, I will accept it. I didn’t know who bought the vehicles. I do know that it was given to us by the Clerk of the National Assembly.
Whenever the clerk requests it from me, I will return it. I don’t know where the Clerk got it,” the Jimara MP remarked.
Deputy Youth Presidential Adviser Saihou Mballow was shocked by the MP’s disclosures. He notes that any responsible and ethical MP, would have returned the vehicles upon knowing that the vehicles were insured by President Barrow.
So, look at that, is that not shameful to him, for somebody say Pa? If I were him, the moment, I realize that the insurance of that vehicle contains Barrow’s name, I will return the vehicle. Any conscious MP wouldn’t have done what he has did. It is shameful for him to disclose that. He had admitted receiving a vehicle that was insured by President Barrow. That’s scandalous. He had the made the appearance that he doesn’t support President Barrow, then why accepting a vehicle from him? This is really shameful,” Mballow said.
Mballow added that Sowe lacks the moral authority to call for the impeachment of President Adama Barrow. He branded Sowe as a clueless MP, who had woefully failed the people of Jimara.
“President Adama Barrow supplied Alhagie Sowe a pickup vehicle for his constituency. The good people like Halifa Sallah, refused to be issued a car. They said they wanted to know the source of the vehicles. Alhagie Sowe never questioned the source of the vehicles. But thank God, people like Halifa Sallah, who knows their role as an MP, questioned the source of the vehicles. Alhagie Sowe should be quiet. He has nothing to say. President Barrow did not stop at issuing him a vehicle, he also allocated a piece of land,” Mballow remarked.
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