President Adama Barrow has scrapped a ban on lumo market in the country, coming days after the national assembly member for Niamina East Omar Ceesay called on fellow MPs to take a common stance against the president over the ban.
Ceesay said Gambians from rural communities were suffering because of the ban.
The government spokesperson Ebrima Sankareh however said Monday: “Effective immediately, His Excellency President Adama Barrow is pleased to declare all ‘lumo’ markets throughout the jurisdiction of The Gambia open.
“All ‘lumo’ market committees, traders, visitors and supervisory Area Councils are urged to continue adhering to “The Public Health Emergency Act (Dangerous Infectious Diseases) Protection Regulations, 2020, including the wearing of facemasks, provision of handwashing facilities and regular cleansing of market areas.”
