Comium GSM company has appealed to the government to reverse its suspension as it promised to settle debt.

Last month the company was suspended for failing to pay its D69.1 million debt to the Gambia Government.

Comium says it will settle the debt and called on the government to lift the suspension. 

“We are appealing to PURA and we are appealing to the government given the history of this company in this country, we think Comium deserves another chance,” Comium’s director of Technical Lamin Drammeh told reporters today. 

“As we speak now, the investor in the midst of us now just texted me and said if PURA is willing to lift the suspension, they’re going to pay everything now,” he added.

In an earlier statement after the suspension, Comium said “this surprising news came after thorough positive meetings that were held between Comium new management and PURA, in which Comium and its new international investor showed a sign of goodwill by paying the amount of D14,000,000 (14 million Dalasi) of its gross dues, and also expressed its determination to pay out the remaining amount, without even relating this payment to its due receivable of D21,000,000 (21 million Dalasi) from Gamtel.” 

Reporting by Adama Makasuba