KMC: Darboe's statement is misleading
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
The Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) has strongly reacted to a statement
made by Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, leader of the opposition United Democratic
Party (UDP), alleging that Yankuba Colley, the mayor of Kanifing
Municipality who is also the APRC national mobiliser, is using the funds and
rates paid by compound owners in the municipality to fund party rallies.

It would be recalled that Ousainou Darboe, in a recent publication in Today
newspaper said: “The mayor of Kanifing Municipality is using the funds and
rates paid by me and other compound owners to fund party rallies.”

Below we reproduce the full text of the  KMC’s response.
The statement by UDP leader Ousainou Darboe that Mayor Yankuba Colley is
using rates paid by him and other compound owners in the Municipality to
fund APRC rallies is incorrect and totally misleading. The KMC collects and
spends public funds in a highly judicious and transparent manner and in
accordance with the Local Government Financial Regulations.

The APRC is an established political entity with the capacity to fund its
own activities without falling back on the KMC and Mr Darboe should not be
the one to feed the public with misleading information. The Lord Mayor’s
political activities and commitments are met exclusively by the APRC and as
a senior aide to him, I know exactly how he functions as Mayor of the
Municipality and the National Mobiliser for the ruling party.

The Lord Mayor sends regular requests to his First National Chairman and
party leader Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh at the level of the
APRC Bureau for all their operational needs and has drawn a distinct line
between his two functions. As we speak the Mayor is in Wuli East on a
political assignment and even the vehicle he is using belongs to the APRC
and the party took care of his trip exclusively.

The most interesting bit of it all is that Mr Darboe has no moral authority
to accuse the KMC of misusing rates allegedly paid by him and other yard
owners because he happens to be one of those who fail to pay their rates.
The last time Mr Darboe settled his rates was precisely on 25th August 2006
and by all indications, this was only done to clear the way for his
nomination as presidential candidate for his party. To date, he owes the KMC
an outstanding arrears of D6,314.16, excluding the current year.

I have always regarded and treated Mr Darboe as a fatherly figure and a
responsible senior citizen of this country. He should not allow his
political ambition and emotions to bring personality into disrepute. The
allegation he has made against the Council is a very serious one and as an
institution, we have no political beef with him. If anything, he should be
honest and genuine enough to pay up his arrears and apologise to the
Council.
Author: *Daily Observer*

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