APRC Vows To Stage Demonstration Today

By Adama Makasuba

Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction party has vowed to stage demonstration tomorrow even without a police permit.

Opposition APRC party earlier announced staging a demonstration seeking the return of former president Yahya Jammeh.

Mr Jammeh, who ruled The Gambia for 22 years, has been living in exile in Equatorial Guinea. In a recent Whatsapp audio, Jammeh called on his party supporters to peacefully demonstrate for his return.

In an exclusive interview with the party’s deputy spokesman Dodou Jah said: “…not yet been issued but nonetheless we have decided we will go ahead with or without it (permit).”

He cited section 25 of the 1997 constitution of giving right to demonstration, adding “we are not doing any protest, we are calling it a peaceful demonstration  and we are not going out to break law.”

He call the police to explain their last press release which cited national threat saying his party is neither asking Barrow to step down nor supporting Operation Three Years pressure group.