The anti-Barrow political group, 3 Years Jotna, has no political mandate, Vice President Isatou Touray claimed.

The group claims that it purpose is to hold the President accountable and honour his 2016 election pledge to step down after three years in office. President Barrow had made his intention clear that he would serve his full five year term as mandated by the constitution.

The Vice President waded into the political debate on whether President Barrow should serve three or five years during an appearance at the National Assembly last week.

VP Touray said the 3 Years Jotna group had no political mandate and their “objective is unconstitutional”.

“Five years is the constitutional term of the president. Let us forget about the 3 years for the sake of peace. I know people are very proud of what happened during the group’s protest.

“Yes, it is a democracy and people have right to association and assembly but three years is a fundamental flouting of the constitution. It was a tactical strategy and I am proud to hear that being echoed in the National Assembly.

“The 3 years was a tactical strategy and we should not fan the embers on a matter that is unconstitutional. Let the public understand that 3 Years Jotna is unconstitutional. It was just a strategy to bring about the change.

“We must avoid creating pandemonium in this country but we must discuss on the way forward and not things that will create uncertainty.

“Let us see The Gambia. People are tired and the agenda was to transit from dictatorship to democracy and so we cannot undermine the change, because if we do, we will be undermining the future of this country.”