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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Former ruling Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction has swiftly rejected claims by one Sheriffo Sonko, a self-confessed member of a so far unidentified team of people who torched the party\u2019s Kanifing headquarters in 2016, burning material including voters\u2019 cards.<\/b><\/p>\n

In an audio leaked last week, Mr Sonko claimed he was key member of the attack team and also alledged that current leader of the APRC Fabakary Tombong Jatta and former influential soldier General Saul Badjie were part of the plot.<\/p>\n

But in a strongly worded statement of rebuttal, signed by General Secretary Fatoumatta Jahumpa Ceesay the party denied the allegations describing them as misleading and threatened to take legal action on the matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe APRC will take up the matter with the Inspector General of Police and further engage our legal experts to help us bring to justice anyone responsible,\u201d the party said.<\/p>\n

The party said the statement is \u201cunruly and false\u201d.<\/p>\n

The APRC said \u201ceveryone knows that there were individual Gambians (names withheld) who already claimed responsibility for the attack on the bureau during interviews on the then Freedom Online Radio of the late Pa Nderry Mbai\u201d.<\/p>\n

The APRC party further described Mr Sonko\u2019s statement as \u201cabsolutely misleading and pure fabrication calculated to sow a seed of discord and misunderstanding in the party\u2019s hierarchy.<\/p>\n

The statement stressed the party\u2019s allegiance, confidence, loyalty, and support to its national leader who is currently the Speaker of the National Assembly.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Gambia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Gambia. Former ruling Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction has swiftly rejected claims by one Sheriffo Sonko, a self-confessed member of a so far unidentified team of people who torched the party\u2019s Kanifing headquarters in 2016, burning material including voters\u2019 cards. 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