By Lamin Njie
Former PPP leader Omar Jallow, OJ, has reacted to criticism that has been directed at him over his mosques comments.
OJ recently suggested that the new constitution should prohibit the building of mosques and churches in government institutions.
His comments sparked anger and criticism with top Gambian Imam Abdoulie Fatty devoting his sermon last Friday to lash out at him and Touma Njie who also made similar comments.
The top imam went as far as saying OJ and Touma Njie could have lost their heads if they had made their comments in the time of feared Muslim general Omar Ibn Khattab.
Mr Jallow in an exclusive interview with The Fatu Network reacted saying his comments were misrepresented.
He said: “I have heard and seen a lot of misrepresentation of my speech by people who I don’t know whether they misunderstood what I said or they are doing it wilfully or they have or ulterior motive.
“As a Muslim, I know destroying a mosque is not acceptable. What I said is and is clear is that we should put in the present constitution a section that will ban the building of mosques or chuches in any government or state institution.”
