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‘Gambia’s withdrawal from the Commonwealth is final’

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Tuesday, October 08, 2013

The Government of The Gambia has revealed that its decision to withdraw from the Commonwealth of Nations is final and not subject to negotiation. In a press release issued by the Office of the President Monday, the dispatch added that the Gambia wished to inform allies that there is no point sending special envoys to Banjul to reconsider this decision.

 

Below is the full text of the release.

                  The Office of the President hereby informs Gambians and friends of The Gambia that our decision to withdraw from the Commonwealth of Nations is final and not subject to negotiation. We wish to inform our allies that there is no point sending special envoys to Banjul for us to reconsider this decision.

 

The decision to leave the Commonwealth was made based on the principle that we do not want to be part of any colonial or neo-colonial institution. Changing our decision is far-fetched because the Commonwealth remains at best a neo-colonial institution and at worst an animal farm, an idea which The Gambia will never subscribe to.

 

In this vein we urge all African countries planning to send special envoys on this matter not to waste their tax payers’ money. We further assure our allies that the decision to leave the Commonwealth is not against individual member state and this would not affect our bilateral relations with them. We have reached a point of no return in our decision to leave the Commonwealth and this is non-negotiable.

Author: Daily Observer