Litigant Ebrima Dibba carrying files of his lawsuit today at the courthouse.
By Buba Gagigo
The United Democratic Party (UDP) and Ebrima Dibba have filed lawsuits in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the appointments of Dembo Bojang, Lamin Cham, Henry Gomez, Dodou Sannoh, Sulayman Camara, and Lamin K. Saidy as advisers to the president.
The United Democratic Party (UDP) today released a statement saying that they filed a lawsuit to stop what they called the continuous violation of the Gambian constitution.
“In their bid to abate the continuous contravention of the constitution and other laws in The Gambia, the United Democratic Party and Ebrima Dibba have today filed in the Supreme Court suits against:
1. DEMBO BOJANG
2. LAMIN CHAM 3. HENRY GOMEZ 4. DODOU SANNO, commonly called DOU SANNO
5. SULAYMAN CAMARA
6. LAMIN K. SAIDY
“All purported Advisers to President Adama Barrow, challenging the constitutionality of their appointments as such Advisers. Both Ebrima Dibba and the United Democratic Party believe that the appointments of these individuals contravene Section 170 of the constitution,” the statement reads in part.
The statement also said that the party, led by Honourable Madi Ceesay of Serrekunda West Constituency, is challenging the constitutionality of the appointments of Fatoumatta Jahumpha Ceesay and others to the diplomatic services. However, the statement did not specify which constitutional provision is being violated in that suit.
“In a similar move, the UDP announced that Honourable Madi K. Ceesay, National Assembly member for Serrekunda West Constituency, Deputy Minority Leader and member of the National Assembly Committee on Foreign Relations and the United Democratic Party have also today filed suits against:
1. FATOUMATA JAHUMPA- CEESAY
2. SHEIKH TIJAN HYDARA
3. OUSMAN JATTA aka RAMBO JATTA 4. LAMIN BOJANG aka LAMIN SATOU BOJANG
“Challenging the constitutionality of their appointments in the Foreign and Diplomatic Services of The Gambia,” the statement reads.