Government asked to lock down the country

UDP leader Ousainou Darboe has called on the government lock down the country now and not wait until March.

The government announced Wednesday a lockdown of the country will begin on March but to Darboe, according it should start immediately.

“I do not see any justification why this should be effected on March 8. A UDP government would take a responsible decision to order an immediate lockdown and I ask the government of The Gambia to do so now.

“There is no time to waste and we cannot continue to be playing with the lives of the Gambian people just for some political expediency. We cannot to afford to do those and for this reason I think it is right that the government should now really declare a shutdown immediately,” Darboe said.