Jallow said a credible government would have explained the circumstances surrounding such massive sacking of Ministers and if need be investigate and prosecute those linked to corruption related practices, he told the Voice of America.

“These are all whitewashing policies because I didn’t see any effective means—that he is using to eradicate corruption. If he wants to eradicate corruption, the Ministers who are sacked have to be investigated and taken before the court of law.

“But I think The Gambia has become the country that would go in the disciples of records as the country that has sacked more Ministers in fifteen years than any country in the world. Sacking of Ministers has been the policies of this Government since 1994,” Jallow said.

The erstwhile Agriculture Minister in the first Republic said Jammeh’s failure to advance reasons for such sackings rendered his decisions questionable. He argues that the Jammeh administration should investigate and prosecute Ministers suspected of corruption.

“People are not following the historical perspective of The Gambia since 1994. He has already sacked over 120 Ministers in fifteen years and he has never given reasons for sacking Ministers,” Jallow stressed.

Jallow said the Jammeh administration is undermining democratic values and principles. He said in the absence of a level political playing field and free press—there cannot be good governance.

“The good step for governance is to allow the opposition parties to take their rightful places in Gambia, but this is not happening. The independent press should be given its place as the fourth estate. The Gambia has seen the most hostile environment for the independent press, I think in the whole of Africa for the last fifteen years,” OJ opined.

Jallow observes that in the face of right abuses— characterized by gross human rights violations, there cannot be good governance. He said the country’s opposition has been marginalized by the Jammeh Government- with the police routinely denying the main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) the right to hold political rally.

“Recently, the main opposition United Democratic Party—the UDP applied to hold six meetings, all of them was turned down. They went and held the meeting and the campaign manager of the party is now charged. He was detained in prison and he is now going to court for allowing the meeting to go ahead without the permission of the police,” OJ said.