President Jammeh is ‘Best African President 2010-2011’
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Friday, February 17, 2012

The Gambian leader has been named the “Best African President 2010-2011” by
the Pastors Intercessory Fellowship The Gambia. The prestigious award
received on behalf of His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ
Jammeh by the secretary general and head of the Civil Service, Dr Njogu Bah
Wednesday evening at State House in Banjul, was the end result of a
thorough scrutiny of African leaders by the Fellowship.


According to the citation read by Reverend Naomi Johnson of the Fellowship,
President Jammeh was awarded this honour in recognition of his quantum
achievements such as the building of democratic institutions and good
governance, economic advancement and social stability, national security,
peaceful co-existence and religious harmony, building of sustainable
infrastructure in education vis-à-vis the establishment of the University
of The Gambia, access in primary health care delivery, Pan-Africanism and
regional integration, and international peace building as evidenced in the
peaceful roles in Ecowas region, particularly the peaceful resolutions of
Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry and Cassamance conflicts respectively,
amongst others.


Receiving the award on behalf of President Jammeh, SG Bah thanked the
Fellowship for recognising the many achievements of the Gambian leader
within a short period of time. He said: “I believe you are looking at his
records – the developments that have taken place in this country, his
leadership qualities, and also the peace and stability that he is
maintaining in this country, and also our openness to our friends in the
sub-region.”  While stating that the president appreciates this honour, the
secretary general said he asked them to convey his deepest gratitude and
appreciation for the thoughtfulness of the Fellowship and the recognition
of his contribution to the development of this country.


He added: “The president reiterates his commitment to maintaining peace and
stability in this country, providing the conducive environment for all and
sundry, and also to be tolerant while practicing our religions. He is a
Muslim and despite that he has done so much for Christianity and Islam. We
all witness what he does for the Muslims during their feasts and it is the
same thing that he is doing for the Christian community. We as the people
of the Gambia appreciate the co-existence and we wish for the continuation
of this harmony and tolerance in the country.”


The minister of Tourism and Culture also joined the previous speaker to
thank the Fellowship for this recognition, stating that the award citation
resonates the achievements of the Gambian leader. The country, she said has
a quantum leap in terms of economic development, access to health care
delivery, access to education, religious harmony, amongst a host of others.


The minister of Basic and Secondary Education, Fatou Lamin Faye, also
thanked the Fellowship for the award, while harping on the strides made by
the leadership. Minister Faye argued that The Gambia, though small in terms
of size has a lot of lessons to offer to other countries in terms of the
peaceful co-existence and the religious tolerance in the country.


In a brief statement at the occasion, the president of the Pastors
Intercessory Fellowship The Gambia, Reverend Dohn Augustine Bernards, said
the selection of President Jammeh was thoroughly scrutinized among his
fellow African leaders, but he [Jammeh] eventually fulfilled the criterion
set for the award.


“We are following what is here and outside. When the election comes, people
would campaign to vote for them saying I will do this and that. But after
their election, they will only think about their own welfare and not the
welfare of their people. We checked everything, went through the internet,
through reports, and we found out that the love, the caring and the heart
the president has for his people is totally different from what other
African leaders have in their minds,” he stated, while congratulating the
Gambian leader for emerging as the “Best African President 2010-2011”.


He then pledged their continuous commitment to pray for the president, his
government and the country for more prosperity.
Author: *Hatab Fadera*


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