Almamy Taal has insisted it’s not by force for someone to be a member of a political party, as he reacted to the latest move by his party to sack Sheriffo Sonko.
UDP has expelled Mr Sonko for the second time in three months after his initial sacking hit stony ground.
Reacting to the Sheriffo Sonko saga, UDP spokesman Almamy Taal said: “To be a member of a party is not by force. To stay in a party is also not by force. This is what democracy is all about. We have come to terms and realised that this guy and the values of the party are not the same. So really I cannot understand why his view of things or his version of things is given any more importance than a political party.
“If one person is going against the common good, or the common position why should anyone give that guy credence or listen to it. It’s just one person and like I said this is a voluntary organisation. The only thing that Mr Sonko is interested in is to continue being chairman of West Coast Region. And this was not even our intent or our or our purpose. How many NAMs have we removed from our party and they’re still in parliament.”
