Questions are still being asked about the suspected involvement of the Gambia’s First Lady in the illegal diversion of US$35M reportedly deposited into her bank account by a Chinese company in 2018.
The latest to pose a question about the whereabouts of the cash was former international civil servant Lare Sisay, who is also a Senior member of the United Democratic Party.
There had been vociferous calls on Madam Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow to explain the whereabouts of the $35M. It was reported that the money was spent on a foreign trip by Gambia government officials.
But Mr Sisay did not believe that the entire money was used for that particular trip.
He suggested in an interview with Coffee Time With Peter Gomez last week that the First Lady has some explaining to do when it comes to the US$35M.
Mr Sisay’s question about the US$35M could rekindle a renewed public interest in the matter. The issue has escaped the limelight after public interest around it soared in 2018 and afterwards with slogans such as First Lady Kodoo Lay, which literally means First Lady Where Is The Money.
