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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>A renowned disabled rights activist has said that it is the president\u2019s hiring trajectory which should be blamed for the recent expulsion of four top Gambian diplomats at the Gambian embassy in Washington DC.<\/b><\/p>\n

In an exclusive, Mr Lamin Manneh also said the recycling of close friends and people loyal to the president across Gambia\u2019s diplomatic missions does not bode well for the country\u2019s international image.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet Barrow stop appointing nonentities, people who don\u2019t know diplomacy, don\u2019t know anything in our diplomatic arena,\u201d Manneh, who studied international relations and diplomacy, said. \u201cYou cannot compensate them simply because they are loyal to you by placing them in our diplomatic arena. He has this knack of putting people who cannot deliver \u2013 the rank and file \u2013 in our diplomatic missions. As a result, it is eroding our credibility and giving a bad name to The Gambia because these people don\u2019t know diplomacy, nor did they undergo any form of training, therefore, they have no qualification.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Manneh advised President Barrow to instead appoint people who have studied international relations and diplomacy. \u201cI blame Barrow for creating a platform at our international missions for nonentities. It shouldn\u2019t be a compensating platform. It\u2019s supposed to be for educated people who understand diplomacy,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

He said the expelled envoys\u2019 diplomatic status should have been revoked by the Gambia government whilst they were in the United States so that they could be arrested there and dealt with accordingly. \u201cThat is the law of international relations and diplomacy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Gambia. A renowned disabled rights activist has said that it is the president\u2019s hiring trajectory which should be blamed for the recent expulsion of four top Gambian diplomats at the Gambian embassy in Washington DC. 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