UDP mandarin Suku Singhateh was absent at a key meeting of the UDP fundraising and social committee on Thursday.
Singhateh is the chairman of the committee but he failed to attend the summit which took place at leader Ousainou Darboe’s office, UDP spokesman Almamy Taal confirmed.
The editor-in-chief of The Fatu Network Lamin Njie was at the politician’s Old Jeshwang home on Thursday evening meeting his wife who said he wasn’t home. She collected the newsman’s number and said she would ask the politician to call him.
NPP and UDP supporters have been locked in a war over Singhateh. Top members of NPP have claimed he has switched to the party while UDP officials say he hasn’t.
But according to Almamy Taal, the burden lied with Singhateh to come out and clear the air.
“The fact of the matter is the party has not received any formal communication whatsoever from from – and the onus really is on him to clarify where he stands on issues,” Taal said.
A longstanding friend of Suku’s told Taal the politician said he wasn’t feeling well which made him not to turn up for the meeting.
Darboe was at the meeting.
