One Alhaji Mustapha Dumbuya of Thomas
Street in Banjul,has sent a letter of apology to the
president
of the Republic, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr
Yahya Jammeh, for
the incorrect and untruthful statement uttered during the
president’s tour of
the Albert Market.
The letter reads:
I humbly hereby write to apologise you
for the incorrect and
untruthful statement I have uttered during your visit to the
Albert Market.
Sir, my statement that the store belonged
to me was untrue.
What I in fact, actually wanted to say was, I was the tenant
for the store for
over 20 years; and because I thought you would extend your
usual kindness by
way of compensation or gift to me, I got over excited and
lied but I never
intended to defraud you in any way. However, it was all my
fault and I humbly ask for your
forgiveness and pardon.
I am 70 years old and I have never done
anything like this
before. I have a large family and with my age, I am still
the breadwinner for
the family. I again apologise you for lying to you and I
promise I shall never
do such a thing again.
Alhaji
Mustapha Dumbuya
No. 1
Thompson Street, Banjul