By Lamin Njie
Dr Ismaila Ceesay has likened the resignation of Abubacarr Tambadou to a captain ‘jumping off’ his aircraft in mid-flight leaving the passengers scrambling for their lives.
Mr Tambadou suddenly resigned last month as attorney general and minister of justice after three and a half years in the role.
His resignation has sparked speculation as to really what prompted him to quit. One theory is that he resigned due to sustained criticism directed at him.
Dr Islamic Ceesay speaking on the issue said: “Barrow is the most criticised president. He didn’t resign. So obviously, it comes with the job. If you were doing it for country, no matter the amount of pressure, no matter the amount of criticism you’re facing I think you should have just stayed and in fact that’s an opportunity for him to finish the job and prove the naysayers wrong. But now what he has really done is endorse and validate the criticism that he wasn’t capable of the job that is why he ran away in mid-flight.
“I think perhaps he sensed the whole thing was crumbling under his feet. No serious captain, like the example I gave you: a captain flying his aircraft and in mid-flight, you abandoned the aircraft and you jumped off with a parachute. And that is what he did and leaving the crew and the passengers scrambling for their lives, the flight is heading for an unknown destination.”
