Group opposes nomination of former Jammeh ally as Commonwealth Secretary-General

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Group opposes nomination of former Jammeh ally as Commonwealth Secretary-General
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Three candidates are vying to be the next Secretary-General of the Commonwealth.

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The group said Mr Tangara did not defend the country at a time when the Gambia was “undergoing a brutal dictatorship.” “Public officials who turn the state into a weapon of violence and corruption against the people and those who aid and abet them must face consequences for their decisions, positions and actions,” the group said, adding, “Public office has benefits for those who work in it, but it also bears costs for those who flout and abuse public office.”Support journalism driven by facts, created by Nigerians for Nigerians. Our thorough, researched reporting relies on the support of readers like you.

“Not only was Mr Mamadou Tangara’s silence on the domestic front deafening in the midst of these atrocities, for a significant part of the Yahya Jammeh regime, he managed The Gambia’s foreign and diplomatic relations, providing the international community, including the Commonwealth and its member States, a false picture of the situation in the country,” the group said.

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