MP Saikou Marong has rebutted MP Sanna Jawara over his claim the 2018 supplementary travel appropriation to the president’s office was for the president’s trip to the UN General Assembly and not China.
MP Sanna Jawara had earlier on Wednesday tore into President Barrow’s comments money a Chinese company paid into the First Lady’s foundation’s account was used to fund his trip to China. The MP slammed the president’s comments as ‘utter’ nonsense and said the trip was funded by the 2018 SAB.
Fellow MP Saikou Marong took him on by sharing a screenshot of the 2018 SAB and writing: “SAB 2018 with an allocation of D29,273,122 was supposed to be TRAVEL TO 2ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY not CHINA as claimed by Hon Sanna Jawara. See attached details and this budget was rejected by Parliament as dictate by Section 153(1) of 1997 Constitution.”
Minority leader Samba Jallow reacting to MP Marong’s post said: “Hon members should restrain themselves from misleading the people, using the social media platform,I was skeptical about the post,but couldn’t hurry to comment till I make a proper search of my documents.”
