Gambia has no hand in assasination attempt on president conde
The government of The Gambia has rubbished allegations of involvement or having prior information surrounding the attempted assassination of H.E. Prof. Alpha Conde at his private residence in Guinea Conakry.
The condemnation came following came following Prof. Conde’s accusation that The Gambia and Senegal collaborated with the perpetrators of the attack and were using Dakar as a meeting point.
In a statement issued yesterday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambiand Abroad, the government reiterated her continues strong advocate of peace and security in the sub-region adding that it will not take lightly accusations of this kind especially since this is not the first by Guinea.
The statement reads :
It has been brought to our attention that the government of The Gambia was aware of the actions leading to the attack and destruction of H.E. Prof. Alpha Conde’s private residence. In his own words, Prof. Conde accused The Gambia and Senegal of collaborating with the perpetrators of the attack and using Dakar as a meeting point.
In response to the above allegations, the government of The Gambia would like to state that it did not have any involvement or prior information surrounding the attempted assassination of the Guinean President. The Gambia is a strong advocate of peace and security in the sub-region and will not take lightly accusations of this kind especially since this is not the first by Guinea.
The Gambia has contributed significantly in fostering stability in the region, in addition to major roles in mediation and peacekeeping, most recently in the peaceful transition and election in Guinea.
In light of the above, The Gambia government would like to urge the Guinean president to refrain from making unfounded accusations. As a responsible Member State of ECOWAS, The Gambia strongly believes that all member states should work together in the spirit of cooperation and solidarity for the betterment of the sub-region.
Recast
Professor Conde survived the assassination attempt Tuesday July 19th, 2011 after gunmen surrounded his home overnight and pounded his bedroom with rockets, throwing into doubt the stability of the country's first democratically elected government.
President Alpha Conde was saved because he was sleeping in a different room when the shooting erupted outside his residence at around 3 a.m. Rocket-propelled grenades landed inside the compound and one of his bodyguards was killed, said Francois Louceny Fall, Conde's chief of staff.