Gambia Action Party has issued a statement expressing its disappointment over a story the party says is false.
According to GAP, GUNJUR ONLINE carried a story under the heading ‘GAP Leader Faces Trial in Multi-Million Dalasi Fraud Case’ – and the party says the story is incorrect.
The party said in a statement signed by Public Relations Director Alhaji M. Bayo: “The administration of GAP has contacted the number on their page to expressed our disappointment on the false publication but amazingly, the main administrator claimed that he wasn’t aware of such publication as most of their editors are in USA and UK. Then, we drew conclusions that no verification was made prior to the publication and their hatred has only strengthened the party than ever before.
“As a transparent political party, we did our findings from the very moment this scandal brokered from both ends and we came to realized that the business was clean beyond reasonable limits. The property is owned by both the GAP leader and his brother and the documents are in the name of his blood brother who shares the same mother and father with the GAP leader who lives in Angola. The deal collapsed mainly because the brother requested more cash than initially agreed with GAP leader.
“We also realized that the lady was in haste to complete the deal and the balance to be paid later as she made a down payment of 6million CFA and a Ford Taurus American vehicle after the deal legally signed between both parties in a renowned Gambian lawyer’s chambers. The legality of the business is what GAP was interested in and it’s far from criminality. The matter was then reported to the police by the a brother of the woman an agreement was reached, the lady finally sued him to court. She complained to the freedom media outlet and cover the elements of truth which GAP discovered. He has more plans to ensure that everything is done within the frames of peace.
“Thus, we believe that in this 21st century, information sharing must be protected and verified from both ends before any malicious broadcast. In mind that challenges must come our way as a party, but that doesn’t limit our pace in the political arena as vibrant Gambians are there to judge which party wins the upcoming elections. We remain committed to the national discourse and haters cannot afford to stop one of the fastest growing party in the country.
“We equally noticed under the comment section that the GMC Tida Bobo Kijera disrespected the stance of GAP and would further want to advise the national executive committee of GAP which she has no audacity. We respect the leader of GMC party leader and the memorandum of understanding of the Inter Party Committee (IPC-GAMBIA) as well as the code of conduct to which GAP is signatory. We shall make no further remark on this regard.”
