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Thursday, November 10, 2011
The president of the Republic has received more campaign materials ahead of
the November 24th Presidential Election.The latest institutions and
individual to donate to His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ
Jammeh and the ruling party are, the Association of Wood and Forest Users
Gambia; Ekun Baba Odeh Hunting Society in Banjul; and one Joseph Lee, who
is based in Hong Kong and the United States.

The donated materials were received Wednesday at State House on behalf of
the Gambian leader by the vice president and minister of Women’s Affairs,
Aja Dr Isatou Njie-Saidy.

Presenting the items, Modou Lamin Kinteh, a member of the Association of
Wood and Forest Users Gambia, said the move is part of their small token in
supporting President Jammeh ahead of the campaign. He pointed out that the
Gambian leader has championed many development initiatives in the country,
and thanked him for transforming the country.

Lamin Barrow, the chairman of the Association, thanked VP Njie-Saidy and
the Gambian leader for his numerous achievements in the socio-economic
development of the country.  He informed the gathering that his Association
was established a year ago and since inception, they have engaged in many
development initiatives in a bid to preserve the environment.

He also explained that his Association’s goal is to control both forestry
products as well as safeguard and preserve the existing environmental
resources. He revealed that they currently have about 1500 members
countrywide.

Barrow used the opportunity to thank the president for his magnanimous
gesture extended to the families of the Kembujeh seven, who died in a
vehicle accident sometime this year, while assuring him of his
Association’s continuous support and loyalty to him at all times.

Kebba Sonko, the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Forestry and the
Environment, on behalf of his Ministry expressed similar sentiments. While
thanking the donors for the move, PS Sonko also commended VP Njie-Saidy and
the Gambian leader for the many development initiatives in the country.

Ekun Baba Odeh Hunting Society
In a similar move, the Ekun Baba Odeh Hunting Society, a renowned hunting
society based in Banjul, under the leadership of Alpha Jallow also
presented 2000 T-shirts to President Jammeh through VP Njie-Saidy ahead of
the 2011 presidential election campaign.

Presenting the items, Melville Wox Cates, the elderly father of the
Society, explained that the move was a way of reciprocating the Gambian
leader’s gesture extended to them during their 2010 festival.

He said: “We think it is prudent on us to give back by donating 2000
T-shirts as campaign materials. I want to express our utmost gratitude on
behalf of the Society to the Gambian leader for promoting the culture in
the country in recent times, the Gambian people really appreciates this
group.”

Joseph Lee
The third to present materials was the minister of Interior, Ousman Sonko
on behalf of one Joseph Lee, based in Hong Kong and the United States, who
donated 12,000 T-shirts to President Jammeh as campaign materials. Minister
Sonko described the donor as a good friend of The Gambia, who has been
visiting the country since 1996.

“Whenever he visits the country, he expresses his impression with the rapid
pace of development currently unfolding in the country. I want to take this
opportunity on his behalf to present 12,000 T-shirts,” said Minister Sonko.

For her part, Aja Ndey Jatta, the Women mobiliser of the APRC, thanked all
those who donated to the Gambian leader for the good gesture, stressing
that this move is a show of patriotism. She further said that this year’s
election will be a different one as they plan to set a record.  Aji Fatou
Bah, the deputy  Women mobiliser of the APRC echoed similar sentiments.

Jato Sillah, the minister of Forestry and the Environment, commended the
donors, adding that he was not surprised by the move. He noted that the
Association of the Wood Forest and Wood Users has been engaged in many
meaningful development initiatives since inception.  He highlighted some of
their activities, which include job creation for youngsters, and tree
planting, among a host of others.

The national mobiliser of the APRC who also doubles as the mayor of
Kanifing Municipality, Yankuba Colley, thanked the donors for their
foresight. Like other speakers, Mayor Colley described the move as timely,
taking into account that the campaign is just around the corner.

He went on to describe the donors as real partners in development. Colley
used the opportunity to announce similar donations made through him, which
include a sum of D20,000 donated by one Boy Conteh.  He added: “Elton Oil
also presented a sum of D150, 000 and I want to thank all these
institutions on behalf of the Gambian leader for their efforts.”

Receiving the items, VP Njie-Saidy thanked all the donors on behalf of the
Gambian leader, for their generosity. She emphasised that their move
demonstrates their love for the ruling APRC and development in general. “I
am not at all surprised by this move, which demonstrates your love for the
APRC party and its leader,” she said.

She commended the Association of Wood and Forest Users for their proactive
stance in the preservation of the country’s flora, stressing that they have
been very active in the past with regards to environmental conservation.

She also called on people to preserve and conserve the environment, while
also commending the Ekun Baba Odeh Hunting Society for their love for the
Gambian leader.  “This forthcoming election is like voting for someone who
has done for all to see and the others who are just promising people. This
is what we will do when we get into office,” she stated.

Like previous speakers, VP Njie-Saidy used the opportunity to call on
Gambians to vote en-mass for President Jammeh in the forthcoming election.
Author: *Sheriff Janko*

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GOD BLESS THE GAMBIA.
LET US JOIN HANDS AND SUPPORT SHEIKH PROFESSOR DR. ALH YAHYA JAMMEH (NASIRU
DEEN) TO BUILD OUR COUNTRY. *


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