By Sarjo Brito
Fiery politician and nominated National Assembly Member Majanko Samusa say a commission of inquiry should be established to probe how the Constitutional Review Commission spent 123million dalasis on the rejected draft constitution. Speaking exclusively to The Fatu Network, Samusa said if in fact the draft constitution was not rejected, Gambians would have never known the exact figure that was spent on the process of the draft.
‘’I have said it categorically clear during my deliberations that there should be a commission of inquiry to investigate the way the money given to them was spent,” Mr Samusa said.
Samusa added the only reason the Chairman of the CRC declared the remaining 10million balance was because of the public outcry they received regarding the CRC funds. Majanko believes the balance of the CRC funds should have been made public even before the draft was brought before parliament.
‘’It was after the CRC press conference I learnt about the 10million dalasis balance left. That is the time it was known to the public. Had not been the bill was not rejected, that amount will never be declared’’.
Majanko is also calling out the commission for what he describes as copying and pasting a great part of the Kenyan constitution into the new draft constitution of The Gambia. The MP also said he was stunned that most of the views captured on the report of the CRC were not reflected on the actual draft constitution. Questioned on why he voted the draft constitution down, Majanko said it was solely based on national interest and nothing more.
