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Gambia News: Juwara Calls for More Explanation on Gamtel/Gamcel Sale

By Abba A.S. Gibba

As news of the recent 50 percent sale of Gamtel and Gamcel shares to Spectrum Company has barely settled down, Lamin Waa Juwara, the NDAM leader, has called on the government of The Gambia to furnish more details concerning the issue, noting that the Press Release issued by the government is not detailed enough.

According to Mr Juwara, the disclosure by government that it has approved a strategic partnership for Gamtel/Gamcel in a bid to salvage the institutions is not enough. He added that the disclosure that Gamtel was near bankruptcy and is heavily indebted is news to him.

“Let them tell the people what had happened and what the said strategic partnership comprises of,” he stated.

“I think every government owes its people an explanation. Gamtel was highly cherished in this country. For it to be said to be near bankruptcy and heavily indebted is news to me. They should tell the people what went wrong,” he said.

To Mr. Juwara, Gambia’s problem is not the Jammeh regime, but the opposition. He asserted that the Gambia lacks a solid opposition, adding that there is not a single opposition party that has the confidence of the people.

“You have interest groups, both home and abroad who think that whatever they say is what is going to happen. There is no issue more important to the Gambian opposition today than making a thorough research and trying to find out and accept what went wrong,” Juwara concluded.