By Lamin Njie
Police chief Mamour Jobe has been left to scratch his head again after the United Democratic Party announced they will press ahead with their rally on Saturday in Brikama.
UDP officials approached the police for a permit to hold a rally in Brikama on Saturday but sources have told The Fatu Network their permit request has hit stony ground. It has now emerged the party will hold its rally without authorisation.
Also on Friday, UDP leader Ousainu Darboe spoke on the permit issue saying his party will go ahead with their rally.
“They claim they don’t have enough men to come to the rally but I have the belief that they will have enough men to come and arrest us there,” Mr Darboe told party supporters on Friday.
It comes amid the police’s permit issuance woes.
In December, GDC clashed with the police after the latter denied the party a permit to hold rallies in URR. The police came under a barrage of criticism prompting them to reverse their decision.
Earlier this month, Operation Three Years Jotna also had their share of the permit hooha after their second request for a permit was denied. The police later rolled back their decision and gave the group a permit to stage a protest.
