Mama Fatima Singhateh has denied claims her mother manages a property belonging to former President Yahya Jammeh.
An investigation in 2017 saw the former president’s property seized by the state but former speaker Fatoumatta Jahumpa Ceesay said in an audio that has emerged online that someone told her Ms Singhateh’s mother was managing a property belonging to the former president.
Ms Singhateh who is now the UN special rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children wrote on twitter Wednesday: “There is an audio purportedly made by Fatoumata Jahumpa Ceesay (FJC) making the rounds on social media. I don’t usually comment on misinformation but the fact that my name was mentioned makes me worried about the credibility of FJC.
“I am upset and disappointed by what she said. For the record and for the benefit of any person/ media outlet who is interested in the truth, I have NEVER and DO NOT manage any property belonging to HE the former president and for FJC to not only stoop so low as to tell a lie against me but also mention my mother’s name in that lie is beyond my comprehension. I will advise myself on my legal options.”
