A war of words has broken out among the country’s MPs over a hugely controversial 54 million dalasis loan scheme.
MP Ya Kumba Jaiteh last Thursday proposed a multi-million dalasis loan scheme that MPs could tap into to build their houses. MPs are now split over the scheme, although it was passed into legislation.
The MPs have since attacked each other with Banjul South’s Touma Njai branding the idea as embarrassing on Sunday. On Monday the chief proponent of the proposal Ya Kumba Jaiteh fired back that unethical is when someone cosies up to ministers in order to win contracts. She did not mention anyone by name.
Busumbala’s Saikouba Jarju who says he is against the scheme has now joined the row by blasting Ya Kumba Jaiteh for misleading the national assembly.
“May I clear the minds of my followers, supporters fans, sympathizers, relatives and critics that I am never a part to the most controversial 54 million loan approved by the national assembly led by Ya Kumba Jaiteh.
“In addition, the audio in circulation in the WhatsApp groups by Ya Kumba Jaiteh about President Barrow promised to build compounds for MPs is false and misleading. She has to the responsibility in misleading assembly for coming up with this scheme in a very bad time, which portrays betrayals to the people and a double standard in denying others and giving to ourselves [sic],” Jarju wrote on Monday.
Later on Monday, the Busumbala MP shared a comment by Kexx Sanneh along the statement: “I stand by that principle. Am a representative not a money maker.”
