Minister denies AG visited IEC over Talib’s presidential eligibility
Dr Ismaila Ceesay, Minister of Information and Broadcasting, has denied allegations that Attorney General and Minister of Justice Dr Dawda Jallow visited the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to influence decisions concerning Talib Ahmed Bensouda’s eligibility to contest the December presidential election. The minister described the allegations as false, insisting that Dr Jallow had not visited the electoral body since becoming Minister of Justice. Speaking on Coffee Time with Peter Gomez, he also rejected claims that the Attorney General advised President Adama Barrow to expedite the publication of the government’s White Paper because Bensouda could challenge it in court. He questioned how Bensouda could have knowledge of an alleged conversation between the Attorney General and the…