The story on impropriety, irregularities and shady deals in the sale of Ex President Jammeh’s assets, published in The Republic by Mustapha Darboe, a journalist, motivated a group of young people to organise a protest which was quelled by the police who refused to grant them a permit because of “security issues”. Arrests were effected by the police and there was the possibility of prosecution.
However, in the heat of the storm, the National Assembly initiated a parliamentary inquiry into the sales and disposal of the assets of the former President.
The National Assembly mandated a Committee to conduct a full, impartial and independent inquiry, and to report its findings and recommendations to the plenary session of the Assembly within a period not exceeding one hundred and twenty (120) days, from the date of its first sitting.
The President of the Republic said he would wait for the outcome of the inquiry. A GALA that organised the protest expressed willingness to see what the inquiry would result to. The police are not likely to pursue further prosecution in the absence of further protests. The public is eager to discover what it believes will be striking revelations.
All eyes are now set on the National Assembly as they prepare to set band wagon in motion.
