By Lamin Njie
Dr Ismaila Ceesay has said ‘somebody’ from the village would have known PDOIS leader Halifa Sallah was more qualified than President Adama Barrow to lead the country.
Seven opposition political parties in October 2016 rallied behind President Barrow at an elective convention held at Kairaba Beach Hotel ahead of presidential elections later that year. Three hundred and eight delegates voted for Mr Barrow to Halifa Sallah’s sorry 65 votes. Four hundred and ninety delegates voted at the convention.
Top political commentator Dr Ismaila Ceesay wondered on Friday at American Corner, in a fresh review of the Gambia leader: “I cannot understand the logic in terms of the way they voted at that primary. If indeed the leaders of those parties where involved saw Gambia, I cannot see how they could have chosen Adama Barrow over Halifa Sallah.
“Even if you woken up somebody who is from the village and never been to school from sleep, you put Adama Barrow, he speaks for five minutes at that convention [and] you put Halifa Sallah, you will know that Halifa Sallah was more qualified to put The Gambia on a path towards democracy, was more qualified to put the Gambia towards a transition. Today, there would not have been the issue of ‘three years’ and ‘five years’.
