Business tycoon Pa Njie Girigara has hit back at the minister of Tourism and Culture Hamat Bah over his rhetoric against independent candidates.

Bah ripped into independent candidates during a political campaign in Kerr Ardo,  Baddibu describing them as “unpatriotic”.

But Pa Njie Girigara, an ardent supporter of the ruling National People’s Party, has responded to Mr Bah’s statement,

He said : “I promised not to talk about the parliamentary elections, but I will talk because there is talk in the campaign which shouldn’t be said. 

“And I am directing this message to my brother Hamat Bah, as a brother because I tried to contact you on the phone but I couldn’t reach you.

“Why I am talking about this campaign is your rhetoric against the independent candidates which was not nice and politics is not about attacks but it is about convincing people to support you. 

“And Hamat Bah I want to remind you, you’ve your own political party called NRP therefore you are not NPP and I want President Barrow to take note of this and you also take note of it.

“You shouldn’t be talking on behalf of NPP in a campaign for the National Assembly because there are lots of political parties with NPP doing their campaign. 

“In fact, you shouldn’t be in this NPP campaign because you are not NPP, you are NRP and I am NPP.”

“We want you to know that we the people in NPP are the ones looking for candidates. 

“If you had resolved your NRP thank God, but we want you to limit your say in NPP and campaign your campaign and know that this is not a campaign of coalition [parties]. 

“So, campaign for your NRP and stop threatening the so-called independent candidates,” he added. 

Reporting by Adama Makasuba